Somaliland Coast Guard | |
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Ciidanka ilaalada Xeebaha Somaliland خفر سواحل صوماليلاندي | |
Founded | 2 October 1995 (28 years, 6 months) |
Country | Somaliland |
Type | Coast Guard |
Role |
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Size | Coast Guard fleet:
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Part of | Somaliland Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Hargeisa and Berbera |
Nickname(s) | SLCG |
Anniversaries | 1 October |
Website |
somalilandcoastguard |
Commanders | |
Commander | Admiral Ahmed Hurre Haariye |
Deputy Commander | Vice Admiral Aadan Ahmed Mooge (Kenadi) |
Insignia | |
Naval Ensign | |
Racing stripe |
The Somaliland Coast Guard ( Somali: Ciidanka ilaalada Xeebaha Somaliland, Arabic: خفر سواحل صوماليلاندي) is the maritime law enforcement, search and rescue and coastal defence branch of Somaliland Armed Forces, founded on 2 October 1995. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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Vice admiral Admiraal kuxigeenka |
Rear admiral Admiraal gaas |
Commodore admiral Admiraal guuto |
Captain Gashaanle sare |
Commander Gashaanle dhexe |
Lieutenant commander Gashaanle |
Lieutenant Dhamme |
Sub-lieutenant Laba xídígle |
Ensign Xídígle |
In 2011, the Somaliland Coast Guard had extremely limited equipment. Their vessels consisted of two 20-foot motor boats and they were armed with AK-47 rifles and RPG-7 rocket launchers. [6] In the following decade, the Coast Guard received a total of seven Defender-class boats, four from Italy and three from Sweden. Additionally, the SLCG received three cars from the European Union in 2018. [7]
Ship type | Number | Acquired | Origin | Image | Status |
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20-foot motor boat | 1 | pre-2011 | Domestic | In service | |
Defender-class | 4 | 2017 | Italy | In service | |
3 | 2018 | Sweden | In service |