The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Headed by the president as commander-in-chief, they are constitutionally mandated to ensure the nation's sovereignty
Ceremony commemorating the 55th Anniversary of the SNA held at the Army Headquarters on 12 April 2015.
Hobyo Sultanate cavalry and fort, 1924
Somali Italian army artillery during the second Italo-Ethiopian War
Colonel Abdullahi Ahmed Irro, the commander of the Somali Armed Forces, pictured in 1977.
Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has
Lido beach from the sea in Mogadishu
Newly completed apartments in uptown Mogadishu city
Newly renovated Sayid Mohamed Abdulle monument in Mogadishu