Somali Custodial Corps

The Somali Custodial Corps is the section of the Police force that is responsible for the maintenance and guarding of prisons and is a military provost due to the Corps investigating crimes within the Somali Armed Forces and bringing individuals before the Military Courts. Although the Custodial Corps is part of the Police, they have these powers as the Police was integrated into the military from 1960 to the turn of the 21st century, where since then the government has separated the military from the Police but the Corps still retains the same powers and responsibilities it had since 1960. Its function is quite similar to that of the Italian Arma dei Carabinieri but the Custodial Corps fall under the Ministry of the Interior and are part of the Police Force.

Somali Custodial Corps
Ciidanka Asluubta Soomaaliyeed
Logo of the Somali Police Force of which the Corps is a part of
Active1960-present
Country Somalia
Allegiance Somalia
BranchPolice
TypePrison Service and Military Provost
RoleMilitary Police
PostsCustodial Corps Central Command, Mogadishu
Somali Military Courts, Mogadishu
Motto(s)Kahortag iyo U Adeegid
ColorsGreen and Gold
Anniversaries22 February
Commanders
Chief of Custodial CorpsBrigadier General Mahad Abdirahman Aden
Chief of the Somali Military TribunalColonel Hassan Ali Nur Shuute
Notable
commanders		Lieutenant General Bashir Mohamed Jama
Somali Custodial Corps
Ciidanka Asluubta Soomaaliyeed
فيلق حراسة الصومال
Logo of the Somali Police Force of which the Corps is a part of
Common nameAsluubta
AbbreviationCAS
MottoKahortag iyo U adeegid
(English: Protect and Serve)
Agency overview
Formed1960 (1960)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		SOM
Operations jurisdictionSOM
Legal jurisdictionSomalia
Primary governing bodyFederal Government of Somalia
Secondary governing bodyMinistry of the Interior
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersMogadishu, Somalia
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencySomali Police Force
Website
pol.gov.so

Equipment
Brigadier General Hussein Hassan Osman, a senior Custodial Corps officer in 2014

The Corps's uniform appears more similar to that of the military due to its khaki colour, but the Corps uses green berets, ties and accent on rank insignia (the Army uses red accents), the Corps also utilises dark green fatigues in the south of the country, the Corps's inventory is similar to that of the military due to the embargo preventing the government from obtaining more arms.

Origin Type Notes
TT pistol[1]  Soviet Union Pistol
Makarov pistol Soviet Union Pistol
Sterling submachine gun[1]  United Kingdom Submachine gun
AK-47[1]  Soviet Union Assault Rifle
AKM[1][2]  Soviet Union Assault Rifle
AK74 Soviet Union Assault Rifle
vz. 58[3]  Czech Republic Assault Rifle

References
  1. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. AfricaNews (9 May 2017). "Several soldiers killed in al Shabaab attack on Somali army base – Africanews". africanews.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. "Daawo Sawirada: Qaabka ay Ciidamada Puntland ula wareegen Qandala". caasimada.net. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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