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The Somali National Army: an assessment

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To engage properly with the Somali National Army, to understand it in the hope of improving stability and the lives of over 12 million Somalis, good basic information on its composition and characteristics is necessary. Authoritative accounts on the subject have been scarce for over 25 years. This account seeks to detail the army’s dispositions across southern Somalia, and, more importantly, the brigades’ clan compositions and linkages. Clan ties supersede loyalties to the central government. The army as it stands is a collection of former militias which suffer from ill-discipline and commit crime along with greater atrocities. Estimates of numbers are unreliable, but there might be 13,000 or more fighters in six brigades in the Mogadishu area and five beyond.

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  • Colin D. Robinson, 2019. "The Somali National Army: an assessment," Defense & Security Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(2), pages 211-221, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdanxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:211-221
    DOI: 10.1080/14751798.2019.1600805
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