الجيش الجيبوتي(Arabic) Ciidanka Dalka Jabuuti(Somali) Force Armée Djiboutienne(French)
Emblem of the Djiboutian Armed Force
Official Badge of the Djiboutian Armed Forces
Motto
Guul ama Dhimasho (Victory or Death)
Founded
6 June 1977; 46 years ago (6 June 1977)
Service branches
Djiboutian Army Djiboutian Air Force Djiboutian Navy Djiboutian Gendarmerie Republican Guard Djiboutian Coast Guard
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Prime Minister
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Minister of Defence
Hassan Omar Mohamed[1]
Chief of the General Staff
General Zakaria Chiek Imbrahim
Personnel
Military age
18–49 years old
Available for military service
391,797, age 18–49 (2010 est.)
Fit for military service
268,730, age 18–49 (2010 est.)
Reaching military age annually
(2010 est.)
Active personnel
20,470 (2018 est.)
Reserve personnel
12,220 (2018 est.)
Deployed personnel
Somalia – 3,500[2] Central African Republic – 195 Gendarmerie[3] Democratic Republic of the Congo - 25 Police
Expenditures
Budget
$195 million (2021 est.)
Percent of GDP
3.5% (2019 est.)
Industry
Foreign suppliers
United States France Italy
Related articles
History
Military history of Djibouti:
Djiboutian Civil War Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur African Union Mission to Somalia African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
Ranks
Military ranks of Djibouti
The Djibouti Armed Forces (DJAF; French: Force Armée Djiboutienne FAD, Arabic: الجيش الجيبوتي, romanized: aljaysh aljibutiu, Somali: Ciidanka Dalka Jabuuti) are the military forces of Djibouti. They consist of the Djiboutian National Army and its sub-branches the Djiboutian Air Force and Djiboutian Navy. As of 2018, the Djibouti Armed Forces consists of 20,470 (2018 est.) ground troops, which are divided into several regiments and battalions garrisoned in various areas throughout the country. The Djibouti Armed Forces are an important player in the Bab-el-Mandeb and Red Sea.
In 2015 General Zakaria Chiek Imbrahim was chief d'etat-major general (chief of staff) of the Forces Armees Djiboutiennes. He assumed command in November 2013.[4]
Djibouti has always been a very active member in the African Union and the Arab League.
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