Somali Military Pics,Looking for

[Chris Mrosko]

Hello I am looking for photos of Somali armor and also technical vehicles. I have a few from corbis but would love to see a ton more. Mrosko

[scm77]

They have armour in somalia? I thought they were just a bunch of guys with AK47's and technicals.

[cut]

nothing on google, can you show us what you got on corbis?

[usa320]

I agree. I dont think Somalia has any organized armored units. maybe a few scattered APC's or IFV's, but few, and far between.

Probably back in the 60's when the Soviets were in SOmalia they did.

But now i dont think Somalia even has an organized military outside of Mogadishu. I know for a fact that the MOgadishu governemnt is very weak and has no control outside the city. THe country is run by various clans, gangs, and warlords.

[Rantanplan]

Somali Technicals and AFV Photos


http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/colonel.jpg

Technical based on a Toyota Land Cruiser High Top wagon with the roof cut off and a 14.5 mm gun.

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/tankdr.jpg

Taken from the back deck of a T55, this picture gives a clear impression of the typical militia tank crewman

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/m113.jpg

An M-113 mounting a Soviet DShK machine-gun! This was the logistics and support vehicle for a platoon of three T55s belonging to the United Somali Congress

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/2techs.jpg

This photo shows two heavy technicals parked in the bush outside of a village called Balenbale in the SNF enclave about 20 kilometers from the Ethiopian frontier.

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/zpu2.jpg

Another example of a heavy technical, once again based on a Pegaso lorry and mounting a ZPU-2.

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/benz2.jpg

A different view of the Mercedes Benz heavy technical, showing the inside of the bed and the ZPU-2

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/tech3.jpg

Another view of the heavy technical based on the Pegaso lorry and mounting a twin AA gun

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/rover.jpg

Land Rover technical mounting a 106 mm RCL and Canadian Bison recovery vehicle.

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/every.jpg

Part of the cantonment area at Balenbale, February 1993. This photo is very indicative of the diversity of equipment that was used in Somalia

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/toyota.jpg

This Toyota Land Cruiser with a 106 mm recoilless rifle mounted in the back was the only technical turned over to the Canadians by the USC forces.

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/m47-1.jpg

Derelict M-47 tank which had been supplied to Siad Barre's army by the government of Italy.

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/m47-2.jpg

This view shows the penetration in the turret of the M-47, just above the open machine gunner's hatch.

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/sm47-3.jpg

This derelict M47 was abandoned near the main 'road' from Mataban to Balenbale

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/m47-4.jpg

Another view of the immobile M47 that fired on us as we entered Balenbale for the first time

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/m47-5.jpg

Another derelict M47 off the side of the main 'road' between Balenbale and Mataban

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/m47-6.jpg

A derelict M47 that we investigated while waiting for the engineers to clear a suspected minefield

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/cent-3.jpg

The Guri Ceel cantonment area was set up to hold the vehicles and equipment turned in by the USC

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/cent-1.jpg

Another view of a Centurion tank in the USC cantonment area

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/scent-2.jpg

The tank on the right is another Centurion in the tank graveyard that became the cantonment area for USC vehicles turned in to the Canadians

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/t55.jpg

The derelict condition of these particular tanks is instantly apparent, as is the unusual camouflage scheme on the T55 on the left.

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/saagun.jpg

This derelict large caliber AA gun was left sitting beside the main highway that ran into the Dhuusamarheeb

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/atg-1.jpg

This Chinese 100 mm antitank gun defends the northwestern flank of the village of Balenbale

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/105.jpg

This shows the cantonment area in Balenbale village prior to the arrival of the tanks and technicals from their positions outside the village

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/25tech.jpg

At the center of this photo, parked under the acacia tree and a bit hard to see because of the shadows, is a heavy technical built on a US manufactured 2.5 ton truck

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/photos/guard.jpg

These four soldiers were the escort detachment for the 'Colonel' commanding the Guri Ceel sector

http://membres.lycos.fr/France40/technic.html

[Falco]

Nice find !!

[Rantanplan]

More, but very small :oops:

http://www.hamarey.com/ezimagecatalogue/catalogue/variations/952-150x150.jpg

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http://www.hamarey.com/ezimagecatalogue/catalogue/variations/665-400x500.jpg

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http://www.hamarey.com/ezimagecatalogue/catalogue/variations/430-400x500.jpg

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http://www.hamarey.com/ezimagecatalogue/catalogue/variations/515-400x500.jpg

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http://www.hamarey.com/ezimagecatalogue/catalogue/variations/138-400x500.jpg

Armed Men ?????

http://www.hamarey.com/ezimagecatalogue/catalogue/variations/547-400x500.jpg

Somalis have been fighting since 1991 ?????

[Rantanplan]

http://www.alexjoe.com/alexjoe/images/soldires/som-1.jpg

A Somali clan fighter poses in front of a tank they captured in Northern Mogadishu.

http://www.alexjoe.com/alexjoe/images/soldires/som-4.jpg

Somali gunman in street battle for the city of Mogadishu.

[Rantanplan]

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[Rantanplan]

http://www.psywarrior.com/Somalitechnical.jpg

http://www.psywarrior.com/Technical02.jpg

Somali “technicals” armed vehicles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/450000/images/_454086_technical150.jpg

"Militias fell out over ownership of "technicals"

http://www.etek.chalmers.se/~e3hassan/bilder/technicals1.jpg

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http://www.douglaslong.com/images/MogTechnical.jpg

Mogadishu Technical

http://home-5.worldonline.nl/~jhvveen/scarsofwar/somalia/somalia02.jpg

MOGADISHU, MOHERAN FIGHTERS INSTALLING A MACHINEGUN ON THEIR "TECHNICAL"

http://www.wendystone.com/b8_files/b8.jpg

Somalia, Mogadishu
Somali soldiers watching ICRC unload relief supplies. On assignment for the International Committee for the Red Cross

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1730000/images/_1730560_rebels_bbc300.jpg

http://www.thezanzibarchest.com/Resources/images20.jpeg

Mogadishu Technical, Somalia, 1992

HighRes (http://www.thezanzibarchest.com/Resources/313.jpg)

[Chasseur_Alpin]

can you give us your source? :P

[Rantanplan]

They are from random news, charity, hobby....... sites.

Just check the URL

[Chasseur_Alpin]

http://www.simonov.net/images/battle/somalia2.jpg

not cool...

[Rantanplan]

not cool...

Why?

[Chasseur_Alpin]

hum... they don't look very sympathic and cool...
and somalian fighters smoke or chew (don't remember) often Qat so...

[Rantanplan]

I think Mititia, Rebells, Soldiers or whatever they are, aren't supposed to be sympathic and cool.
But you are right, heavily armed Junkies are not cool.

[Chasseur_Alpin]

some rebels are cool in Ivoiry Coast, they joke and laugh with french soldiers. :D

[Chris Mrosko]

I have a good number of pics,now if I could only learn how to post them. mrosko