Somaliland Armed Forces
| Somaliland Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Ciidamada qalabka sida ee Soomaaliland (Somali) | |
Somaliland Armed Forces emblem | |
Somaliland Armed Forces flag | |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Service branches | Security and War time only: Somaliland Custodial Corps |
| Headquarters | Hargeisa, Somaliland |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi |
| Minister of Defence | Mohamed Yusuf Ali Ahmed |
| Chief of Staff | Major General Nimcaan Yusuf Osman |
| Personnel | |
| Active personnel | 40,000 est. (Army) |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $565 million (2019) |
| Percent of GDP | 21% |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | United Kingdom United Arab Emirates United States Taiwan Ethiopia Unrecognized suppliers: Belgium Czechoslovakia (historical) Russia France Italy Sweden Soviet Union (historical) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Somaliland |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Somaliland |
The Somaliland National Armed Forces (Somali: Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ee Soomaaliland; Arabic: القوات المسلحة الصوماليلاندية, romanized: alquaat almusalahat alsuwmalilandia) are the military services of the Republic of Somaliland. The Somaliland National Armed Forces consist of the Somaliland National Army, the Somaliland Coast Guard, the Somaliland Police Force, the Somaliland Custodial Corps, the Somaliland Immigration and Border Control and the Somaliland Fire Brigade. The Armed Forces is under the command of President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, who is the Commander-in-chief. Minister of Defence Dr. Rooble Muuse Abdi is the designated minister that oversees the armed forces.
The total strength of the Somaliland army is estimated to be around 8,000 to 12,000 soldiers. The police field under 6,000 personnel. There are approximately 600 members of the coast guard.
Somaliland spends $115 million budget on its armed forces, its largest government expenditure. Due to a United Nations arms embargo on Somalia, the state is not allowed to procure weapons.