The Djibouti Armed Forces are the military forces of Djibouti. They consist of the Djiboutian National Army and its sub-branches the Djiboutian Air Force and Djiboutian Navy. As of 2018, the Djibouti Armed Forces consists of 20,470 ground troops, which are divided into several regiments and battalions garrisoned in various areas throughout the country. The Djibouti Armed Forces are an important player in the Bab-el-Mandeb and Red Sea.
Meeting between Chief of the Defence Staff General Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim and Qatari Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Salem bin Hamad bin Mohammed bin Aqeel Al Nabit
British Military Parade in Presidential Palace, Djibouti City 1942
A Djibouti Armed Forces commander.
Djiboutian troops with Humvees near the border of Eritrea
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi).
Geometric design pottery found in Asa Koma
The Sultan of Adal (right) and his troops battling King Yagbea-Sion and his men
Referendum demonstration in Djibouti in 1967
General Paul Legentilhomme in French Somaliland, 1939 or 1940
