The Ministry of Defense of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of the Somali Republic is the government body in charge of the TFG armed forces
The Somali National Army (SNA) had dissolved after the demise of the government of Siad Barre in the early 1990s. For many years, the country was run by independent warlords and ethnic tribal militias. In February 2004, the establishment of a new national military was granted in the Transitional Fede...
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The Ministry of Defense of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of the Somali Republic is the government body in charge of the TFG armed forces
The Somali National Army (SNA) had dissolved after the demise of the government of Siad Barre in the early 1990s. For many years, the country was run by independent warlords and ethnic tribal militias. In February 2004, the establishment of a new national military was granted in the Transitional Federal Charter, Chapter 10, Article 65:
CHAPTER TEN
ARTICLE 65
SECURITY AND DEFENSE FORCES.
1. The Somali Republic shall have a national armed force consisting of the army and police.
2. The Armed forces shall faithfully abide and preserve the Charter, the laws of the land and unity of the country.
3. The law shall regulate the structure and functions of the armed forces and the system of cooperation and coordination amongst them in the fulfilment of their institutional duties.
The creation of a national army was opposed militarily by the Islamic...
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