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Somaliland Coast Guard
Ciidanka ilaalada Xeebaha Somaliland خفر سواحل صوماليلاندي
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Founded	2 October 1995 (1995-10-02) (29 years, 3 months)
Country	Somaliland
Type	Coast Guard
Role	Maritime law enforcement Search and rescue Coastal defence
Size	Coast Guard fleet: 1,000 Active Personnel 8 Coast Guard Boats
Part of	Somaliland Armed Forces
Headquarters	Hargeisa and Berbera
Nickname(s)	SLCG
Anniversaries	1 October
Website	somalilandcoastguard.org
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.

Organization

Rank structure

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Somaliland Coast Guard v t e
					Admiraal kuxigeenka		Admiraal gaas		Admiraal guuto		Gashaanle sare		Gashaanle dhexe		Gashaanle		Dhamme		Laba xídígle			Xídígle

Equipment

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. 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.

Vessels

Ship type	Number	Acquired	Origin	Image	Status
20-foot motor boat	1	pre-2011	Domestic		In service
Defender-class	4	2017	Italy		In service
	3	2018	Sweden		In service

Weapons

• AK-47 rifles
• RPG-7 rocket launchers

Gallery

• Somaliland Coast Guard
• Somaliland Coast Guard in Independence Day Parade

See also

• Somaliland Armed Forces
• Somaliland Army
• Somaliland Police Force

References

1. "Delegation led by New UK Defence Attachee and UK programme manager with Head of UK mission in Somaliland visited Berbera command sector Of Somaliland Coastguard". Somaliland Coast Guard. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
2. "Somaliland Coast Guard ready to Exercise its Powers across Territorial Waters". EUCAP. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
3. "Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha oo Tababar u soo Xidhay Saraakiil ka Tirsan Ciidanka Xeebaha". Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
4. "Taliyaha Ciidanka Illaalada Xeebaha oo Gaadhay Magaalada Saylac". Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
5. "Xuska Sannad Guurada Ciidamada Ilaalada Xeebaha lagu Qabtay Berbera". Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
6. "Despite meager resources, coast guard defend Somaliland from pirates". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
7. Martin, Guy (2018-12-04). "Somaliland Coast Guard receives boats, equipment". defenceWeb. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

External links

• Official Website

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