https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Somali_Armed_Forces
Small arms ; AKM · Assault rifle ; AK-74 · Assault rifle ; AK-74M · Assault rifle ; Vz. 58 · Assault rifle ; PM md. 63 · Assault rifle.
https://fpa.org/weapons-for-somalia/
Yes, the transitional federal government needs greater supply and better quality of weapons. But even then, success against the militants is not guaranteed.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Somalia/comments/1m7cf4e/gun_ownership_in_somalia/
In rural areas you can have a weapon for self defence or to participate in clan skirmishes or fight bandits/terrorists. Usually people have an ...
https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/somalia-arms-trafficking/
Apr 19, 2022 — More than 60 per cent of the illicit weapons found in Somalia had been manufactured in China. · Almost 95 per cent of the illicit weapons found ...
https://so.usembassy.gov/united-states-donates-weapons-and-ammunition-to-somalias-fight-against-terrorism/
Mar 1, 2023 — Sixty-one tons of AK-47s, heavy machine guns, and ammunition arrived off two U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft at Mogadishu's Aden Adde International ...
https://www.militantwire.com/p/islamic-state-somalias-weapons-arsenal
Jul 25, 2024 — Islamic State's Somalia branch uses mostly Chinese-made weapons (Type 56 variant rifles, Type 80 machine guns, and Type 69 RPG Launchers).
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/somalia-somali-with-gun
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https://www.sipri.org/databases/embargoes/un_arms_embargoes/somalia
Mar 25, 2024 — In January 1992 Security Council Resolution 733 established an arms embargo on Somalia in reaction to the ongoing conflict and deteriorating humanitarian ...
https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/product/somalia-how-al-shabaabs-arsenal-grows/
The Somali government and AMISOM have been unable to defeat al Shabaab in large part due to the terrorist group's ability to procure weapons.
https://salw-guide.bicc.de/pdf/countries/203/somalia.std.en.pdf
The AK 47 (Designed 1946-1948) is best described as a hybrid of previous rifle technology innovations: the trigger, double locking lugs and unlocking raceway of ...
https://smallarmsreview.com/somalia-weapons-we-used-weapons-we-captured/
Aug 1, 1999 — U.S. weapons which saw the most duty in Somalia were the M16A2 – which performed well, but required more attention in keeping out sand than ...
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/an-ocean-of-weapons-arms-smuggling-to-somalia
Feb 7, 2023 — Shipments of thousands of illicit weapons from the Iran-Yemen arms trade are reportedly transported via maritime routes to Somalia.
https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/2713/exemptions/arms-embargo
Pursuant to paragraph 35 of resolution 2713 (2023), the arms embargo on Al-Shabaab in Somalia shall not apply to supplies of weapons, ammunition or military ...
https://banmonitor.org/profiles/somalia
Somalia participated in the negotiations on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in 2017, but did not cast a vote on the adoption of the ...
https://www.csmonitor.com/1992/1014/14012.html
Oct 14, 1992 — It is fueled by the huge stockpiles of weapons from the US, and the former Soviet Union, both major arms suppliers to Somalia at different times during the ...
https://x.com/HarunMaruf/status/1680944090702131201?lang=en
The weapons include 120mm mortars, Zu-23 anti-aircraft guns and helicopters. He said the helicopters are currently being used for casualty ...
https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/sites/default/files/resources/SAS-Research-Note-61.pdf
While a majority of illicit firearms in the country are Kalashnikov-pattern rifles, other types include pistols, non-AK-type automatic rifles, light and heavy ...