Medeshi
Dec 23 , 2008
Part of the Security Council Report on (Somalia) Somaliland
43. The Somaliland authorities maintain a total security establishment of
approximately 22,000 security personnel, including military, police and intelligence
services. There is no air force or navy, but a small civilian coast guard functions
under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior.
44. Somaliland security forces are paid and equipped principally with tax revenues
raised by the administration. In 2008, the total security budget was $7,830,717,
equivalent to 49 per cent of the total Somaliland budget ($16,140,804). The security
component was further broken down as follows:
• military: $4,629,341
• custodial corps: $881,768
• police: $2,287,862
• Ministry of the Interior: $31,746
45. Supplementary assistance to the police is provided by the European
Commission, the British Government, the UNDP rule of law programme, and IOM.
The Somaliland authorities and Ethiopian Government also cooperate closely on
security matters, and Ethiopia reportedly provides training for Somaliland military
officers.
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46. Somaliland is currently not an active belligerent in the Somali conflict, but its
claim to independence and dispute with the Puntland administration over Sool and
eastern Sanaag regions could potentially lead to armed conflict in future. In October
2007, Somaliland forces and allied militias took control of the town of Laas Anood,
capital of the Sool region, which is also claimed by Puntland.
Somaliland army
47. The chain of command of the Somaliland army is as follows: Commander-in-
Chief: President Daahir Rayale Kaahin; Minister of Defence: Abdillahi Ali Ibrahim;
and Chief of Staff: Nuh Ismail Tani.
48. Budgetary allocations for the Somaliland army are based on an effective
strength of 16,000, and open source estimates range as high as an improbable
64,000. A March 2004 security sector workshop assessed total strength of the army
at 11,000 members, of which 6,000 were war widows, invalids and elderly who were
nevertheless still on the payroll.
Somaliland Police Force
49. The chain of command of the Somaliland Police Force is as follows: Minister
of the Interior: Abdillahi Ismail Ali ‘Irro’; and Chief of Staff: Mohamed Sanqadhi
Dubad.
50. The strength of the Somaliland Police Force is estimated at 3,000. UNDP
supports a 400-strong Special Protection Unit, which provides site protection and
armed escort for humanitarian operations.
Somaliland Custodial Corps
51. The chain of command of the Somaliland Custodial Corps is as follows:
Minister of Justice: Ahmed Ali Asowe.
52. The Custodial Corps consists of 1,540 armed guards, posted at various prisons
around the territory.
Somaliland National Intelligence Agency
53. The chain of command of the Somaliland National Intelligence Agency is as
follows: political authority: President Daahir Rayale Kaahin; and Director General:
Mohamed Nur Osman.
54. The Somaliland National Intelligence Agency serves as the principal
intelligence and counter-terrorism service of the Somaliland authorities, and
contains the Immigration Department.
55. It is apparently funded from the Somaliland budget through the Ministry of the
Presidency. It reportedly receives additional support from foreign donors, including
IOM and the Government of the United Kingdom.
Part of the Security Council Report on (Somalia) Somaliland
43. The Somaliland authorities maintain a total security establishment of
approximately 22,000 security personnel, including military, police and intelligence
services. There is no air force or navy, but a small civilian coast guard functions
under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior.
44. Somaliland security forces are paid and equipped principally with tax revenues
raised by the administration. In 2008, the total security budget was $7,830,717,
equivalent to 49 per cent of the total Somaliland budget ($16,140,804). The security
component was further broken down as follows:
• military: $4,629,341
• custodial corps: $881,768
• police: $2,287,862
• Ministry of the Interior: $31,746
45. Supplementary assistance to the police is provided by the European
Commission, the British Government, the UNDP rule of law programme, and IOM.
The Somaliland authorities and Ethiopian Government also cooperate closely on
security matters, and Ethiopia reportedly provides training for Somaliland military
officers.
S/2008/769
16 08-60473
46. Somaliland is currently not an active belligerent in the Somali conflict, but its
claim to independence and dispute with the Puntland administration over Sool and
eastern Sanaag regions could potentially lead to armed conflict in future. In October
2007, Somaliland forces and allied militias took control of the town of Laas Anood,
capital of the Sool region, which is also claimed by Puntland.
Somaliland army
47. The chain of command of the Somaliland army is as follows: Commander-in-
Chief: President Daahir Rayale Kaahin; Minister of Defence: Abdillahi Ali Ibrahim;
and Chief of Staff: Nuh Ismail Tani.
48. Budgetary allocations for the Somaliland army are based on an effective
strength of 16,000, and open source estimates range as high as an improbable
64,000. A March 2004 security sector workshop assessed total strength of the army
at 11,000 members, of which 6,000 were war widows, invalids and elderly who were
nevertheless still on the payroll.
Somaliland Police Force
49. The chain of command of the Somaliland Police Force is as follows: Minister
of the Interior: Abdillahi Ismail Ali ‘Irro’; and Chief of Staff: Mohamed Sanqadhi
Dubad.
50. The strength of the Somaliland Police Force is estimated at 3,000. UNDP
supports a 400-strong Special Protection Unit, which provides site protection and
armed escort for humanitarian operations.
Somaliland Custodial Corps
51. The chain of command of the Somaliland Custodial Corps is as follows:
Minister of Justice: Ahmed Ali Asowe.
52. The Custodial Corps consists of 1,540 armed guards, posted at various prisons
around the territory.
Somaliland National Intelligence Agency
53. The chain of command of the Somaliland National Intelligence Agency is as
follows: political authority: President Daahir Rayale Kaahin; and Director General:
Mohamed Nur Osman.
54. The Somaliland National Intelligence Agency serves as the principal
intelligence and counter-terrorism service of the Somaliland authorities, and
contains the Immigration Department.
55. It is apparently funded from the Somaliland budget through the Ministry of the
Presidency. It reportedly receives additional support from foreign donors, including
IOM and the Government of the United Kingdom.
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