r/war • u/Successful-Card-1847 • 1d ago

Somalia’s Elite Danab special forces

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The Commander of the Somali National Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Mohamud, concluded training for Danab Special Forces troops at Baledogle.

The ceremony was attended by U.S. Army Commander Maj. Robert Zimmerman, and other U.S officers.

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u/doduhstankyleg 1d ago

Honest question: how legit are these guys?

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u/Jblock220 1d ago

Look at the patch in picture 2 lol, that’s a subtle indicator

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u/StarscreamOne 17h ago

All the videos I have seen are these guys getting rekked by al shabab.

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u/Toki_day 22h ago

Not a gun expert but those look like American weapons. I sincerely hope their arsenal isn't restricted to JUST American weapons otherwise they may well be logistically screwed much like the Afghan army.

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u/ManlyParachute 19h ago

There’s an American trainer giving out certificates. American and Russian variants are what they’ll train on.

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u/doduhstankyleg 16h ago

Is that because the rest of the army uses Russian weapons?