The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Somaliland (MoD) () () is a member of the Somaliland cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Defence. responsible for implementing the defence policy set by

Government of Somaliland The Government of the Republic of Somaliland (JSL) (, ) is the central government of Somaliland. The Government of Somaliland consists of legislative, executive, and judicial branches, each of which functions independently from the others. T ...

and directs the activity of the Ministry. The Defence Minister exercises day-to-day administrative and operational authority over the armed forces. The current Minister of Defence is Dr Rooble Abdi Elmi.

History

In 1914, the

Somaliland Camel Corps The Somaliland Camel Corps (SCC) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces unit which was raised in British Somaliland. It existed from 1914 until 1944. Beginnings and the Dervish rebellion In 1888, after signing successive treaties with the the ...

was formed in the

British Somaliland British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate (), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland. It was bordered by Italian Somalia, French Somali Coast and Ethiopian Empire, Abyssinia (Italian Ethiopia from 1936 ...

protectorate A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a State (polity), state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law. It is a dependent territory that enjoys autonomy over ...

and saw service before, during, and after the Italian invasion of the territory during World War II.

Army

Personnel

The sub of Somaliland army İn Somaliland has long operated without a formal rank structure. However, in December 2012, Somaliland defence ministry announced that a

chain of command A command hierarchy is a group of people who carry out orders based on others' authority within the group. Military chain of command In a military context, the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders ...

had been developed and would be implemented by January 2013.

Ministers of Defence

References

External links

Official Site of the Government of Somaliland
Organizations established in 1991 Politics of Somaliland

Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indust ...