Somaliland Armed Forces
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| Military of Somaliland | |
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| Military manpower | |
| Military age | Officially 18 years of age |
| Availability | males age 18-49: ~595,000 (2005)[citation needed] |
| Fit for military service | males age 18-49: ~340,000 (2005)[citation needed] |
| Reaching military age annually | males: n/a |
| Active troops | Est. 64,000 [citation needed] |
| Military expenditures | |
| Dollar figure | $10 million (extrapolation--see below) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.9% (2005)[citation needed] |
The Somaliland Armed Forces (Somali: Ciidanka Qaranka) are the main military system in the unrecognised Republic of Somaliland. They compose of three main military services: the Army, the Navy and Air Defence Forces. Also, the Somaliland Police Force are part of the internal security forces and are subordinate to the military. The Somaliland Armed Forces takes the biggest share of the government's budget with the police and security forces. [1] The current person in charge of Somaliland's Armed Forces is the Minister of Defence Mudane Adan Mire Mohammed MP.
Currently, the military of Somaliland receives the biggest share of the country's budget. A editorial on a preliminary 2004 budget cited a figure of approximately $6.8 million.[2] Due to Somaliland's lack of international recognition, the country receives no foreign assistance to maintain its military.
The army was organized into 12 divisions which comprise 4 tank brigades, 45 mechanized and infantry brigades, 4 commando brigades, surface-to-air missile brigade, 3 artillery brigades, 30 field battalions, and an air defense battalion.
The serviceability of the equipment is poor and status is unknown.
- Centurion main battle tanks
- M47 Patton main battle tanks
- T-54/T-55 main battle tanks
- T-34 medium tanks
- M41 Walker Bulldog light tanks
- Panhard AML 90 armoured cars
- BRDM-2 reconnaissance vehicles
- BTR-50 tracked armored personnel carriers
- BTR-40, BTR-60 and BTR-152 wheeled armored personnel carriers
- Fiat 6614/6616 armored personnel carriers
- BMR-600 armored personnel carriers
- BM-21 mobile rocket launchers
- BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles
- M198 towed howitzers
Air Defense Forces
The Air Defense Forces consisted of 7 brigades.
The serviceability of the equipment is poor and status is unknown.
- SA-3 Goa surface-to-air missiles (not operational)
- SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missiles (not operational)
- Strela 2 portable surface-to-air missiles (operational status unknown)
- P-12 Radar
- P-15 Radar
- P-30 Radar
- P-35 Radar
Navy
As of 1991, the navy was not operational. Prior to that, the Somali navy consisted of:
- Osa-II missile-armed fast attack craft (2)
- Mol PFT torpedo-armed fast attack craft (4)
- Polnocny class landing ship