Somali Civil War (2009–present) order of battle

This is the order of battle of the Somali Civil War (2009–present). Federal government The Somali National Armed Forces comprise the Somali National Army; the Somali Air Force; and the Somali Navy.

The five "divisions" are headquarters that supervise all SNA land forces in their respective Federal Member States.

Somali National Army (Villa Gashandiga, Mogadishu) Shabelle Media Network. 2025-02-01. Retrieved 2025-03-12. Division "12 April" (Mogadishu and environs) Original Hawiye brigades Division 43 (Jubaland) Division 60 (South West State) Brigades in South West State Division 27 covering Hirshabelle Division 21 covering Galmudug Danab Brigade Gorgor Special Forces

Somali Air Force Somali Navy

Other government agencies: Somali Custodial Corps Somali Police Force National Intelligence and Security Agency

Federal member states There are five Federal Member States over which the Mogadishu government has some influence over: Jubaland; South West State; Hirshabelle; Galmudug, and Puntland.

forces Puntland Security Force (roughly equivalent of Danab) Puntland Dervish Force Puntland Maritime Police Force Puntland Police Force Puntland Intelligence Security Agency forces Dervish Force (heavily drawn from Madobe's former Raskamboni Movement) Jubaland Intelligence and Security Agencyhttps://www.dawan.africa/news/somalias-jubaland-state-inaugurates-new-intelligence-headquarters Hirshabelle forces Halqabsi News. 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-11. Ma'awisley clan militia Southwest State forces South West State Darwish / Special Police Force

African Union contributing states The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has four contributors: Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, and Ethiopia, as well as Egypt, which has repeatedly said it will deploy troops, but there are no reliable reports of troops coming under AUSSOM command.

AUSSOM Ethiopian Armed Forces Ethiopian Army Ethio Negari. 2025-02-24. Retrieved 2025-03-11. Kenya Defence Forces Kenya Army The Eastleigh Voice. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-03-11. Uganda People's Defence Force Hiiraan Online. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-03-12. Uganda Air Force Nile Post. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2025-03-12. Djibouti Armed Forces Djiboutian Army Hiiraan Online. 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-03-12.

AUSSOM has a limited number of helicopters operating under its direct command. However, Kenya Air Force and Ethiopian Air Force attack aircraft, operating from bases in their own countries, have made repeated airstrikes on targets in Somalia. Garowe Online. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-11; allAfrica - via MSN. 2025-03-08. Retrieved 2025-03-11. LSE. November 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-12.

Foreign forces

United States Department of Defense United States Africa Command New America. 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2025-03-12. Truthout. 2025-03-03. Retrieved 2025-03-12. Special Operations Command - Africa Air Forces Africa 449th Air Expeditionary Group, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti United States Central Command Central Intelligence Agency UAE Armed Forces UAEAF Hiiraan Online. 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-12.

People's Armed Police

Self-defense groups

Islamists

Al-Shabaab Amniyat Ethiopian Front

Somalia Wilayah Yemen Wilayah

Somaliland

Somaliland Armed Forces Somaliland National Army SSB Somaliland Police Force Somaliland Custodial Corps Somaliland Fire Brigade

Somali Civil War (2009–present) order of battle

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