Somaliland Coast Guard
Ciidanka ilaalada Xeebaha Somaliland
خفر سواحل صوماليلاندي
Flag
Founded2 October 1995 (1995-10-02)
(28 years, 3 months)
Country Somaliland
TypeCoast Guard
Role
  • Maritime law enforcement
  • Search and rescue
  • Coastal defence
SizeCoast Guard fleet:
Part of Somaliland Armed Forces
HeadquartersHargeisa and Berbera
Nickname(s)SLCG
Anniversaries1 October
Websitesomalilandcoastguard.org
Commanders
CommanderAdmiral Ahmed Hurre Haariye
Deputy CommanderVice Admiral Aadan Ahmed Mooge (Kenadi)
Insignia
Naval Ensign
Racing stripe

The Somaliland Coast Guard (Somali: Ciidanka ilaalada Xeebaha Somaliland, Arabic: خفر سواحل صوماليلاندي) is the maritime law enforcement, search and rescue and coastal defence branch of Somaliland Armed Forces, founded on 2 October 1995.[1][2][3][4][5]

Organization

Rank structure

Main article: Military ranks of Somaliland
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Somaliland Coast Guard
Vice admiral
Admiraal kuxigeenka 		Rear admiral
Admiraal gaas 		Commodore admiral
Admiraal guuto 		Captain
Gashaanle sare 		Commander
Gashaanle dhexe 		Lieutenant commander
Gashaanle 		Lieutenant
Dhamme 		Sub-lieutenant
Laba xídígle 		Ensign
Xídígle

Equipment

In 2011, the Somaliland Coast Guard had extremely limited equipment. Their vessels consisted of two 20-foot motor boats and they were armed with AK-47 rifles and RPG-7 rocket launchers.[6] In the following decade, the Coast Guard received a total of seven Defender-class boats, four from Italy and three from Sweden. Additionally, the SLCG received three cars from the European Union in 2018.[7]

Vessels

Ship type Number Acquired Origin Image Status
20-foot motor boat 1 pre-2011 Domestic In service
Defender-class 4 2017  Italy In service
3 2018  Sweden In service

Weapons

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Delegation led by New UK Defence Attachee and UK programe manager with Head of UK mission in Somaliland visited Berbera command sector Of Somaliland Coastguard". Somaliland Coast Guard. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Somaliland Coast Guard ready to Exercise its Powers across Territorial Waters". EUCAP. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha oo Tababar u soo Xidhay Saraakiil ka Tirsan Ciidanka Xeebaha". Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Taliyaha Ciidanka Illaalada Xeebaha oo Gaadhay Magaalada Saylac". Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Xuska Sannad Guurada Ciidamada Ilaalada Xeebaha lagu Qabtay Berbera". Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Despite meager resources, coast guard defend Somaliland from pirates". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  7. ^ Martin, Guy (2018-12-04). "Somaliland Coast Guard receives boats, equipment". defenceWeb. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

External links

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Somalilandย articles
Coast guards
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