Apr 14, 2020 · State-aligned militias help to offset the weakness of Somalia’s official security forces, produce greater motivation and better intelligence and enhance bonds with local communities, perhaps...

The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia. [14] . Headed by the president as commander-in-chief, they are constitutionally mandated to ensure the nation's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. [15]

It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States —supported by UNOSOM II —against the forces of the Somali National Alliance (SNA) and armed irregulars of south Mogadishu. The battle was part of the two-year-old Somali Civil War.

Apr 16, 2020 · Some observers argue the militias offset the weakness of Somalia’s official security forces, produce greater motivation and better intelligence, and enhance bonds with local communities,...

Apr 14, 2020 · The second part of the study analyses the structural and political drivers of militia formation and persistence in Somalia. It also describes the pro-militia arguments made by Somali...

Over the course of the Somali Civil War, there have been many revolutionary movements and militia groups run by competing rebel leaders which have held de facto control over vast areas within Somalia.

Oct 4, 2022 · The Somali government has hailed the local mobilization efforts and is calling for expansion of the resistance to other regions.

2 days ago · The Hiiraan region has become a focal point in Somalia's wider campaign against Al-Shabaab, with the federal government assuming security responsibility and intensifying operations since late 2024. With support from local militias and international partners, Somali forces have been targeting key militant hideouts to disrupt their operations and ...

Oct 1, 2021 · A militia previously allied to the Somali government in its fight against militant group al Shabaab has captured two towns in central Somalia from federal forces, saying it was taking control...

Aug 16, 2016 · Civil militia groups that controlled Somalia were vilified and defined in relation to the United States (US) global war on terror, and the denigration of some civil militia groups as being aligned to Al-Qaeda further compounded the quest to find sustainable peace.