Special Operators: Somalia's Incredible Special Forces
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- Discover the untold story of Somalia's Danab Brigade, a homegrown elite force fighting against al-Shabaab. Dive into their history, training, and daring operations in this gripping Special Operators series installment.
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As a somali I want u guys to know that Danab having people from every clan is pretty cool because tribalism is the main reason of conflict in Somalia
I hope they succeed in their goal and help Somalia into a brighter future.
thx
Me too all my live Somalia has been a mess and I’m 34
Nationalism is a good thing because it breaks tribal ties and gives something a group can agree on something bigger then the tribe aka an idea
tribalism is the scurge of africa not just somalia
I joined Somalia National Army in 2013 (SNA) serving my country for 8 yrs in active combats liberating territories holding by the terrorists al-shabaab, It was that time when US Bancroft security company began recruiting Somalia's military and trained in Balidoogle military base, i visited several times during an operation, despite Danab been trained, it's also financed their salary by United States Pentagon budgets of counter terrorism, the intelligence is helped by American troops, they have advance technology like nightfish, drones, aircrafts, some of my relatives and close friends were among these hardcore forces, i resemble DANAB them as AZOV Brigade of Ukraine, they never surrender and retreats their positions, American army gave them an extraordinary training and got Much combat experiences, i left and resigned for my own decision after longtime of war experience, thank you Simon well analyzed really always i appreciate your hardwork.
Respect my friend for your bravery for liberating huge swafts of your Somalian lands from Al Shibabb! You are a huge credit for your country and I have a huge respect for your brave fighting for the peace of your nation and I believe that it will take time but you will get there! 🏴🇬🇧🤝🇸🇴👍
I don't know about your failed efforts or I don't kno if you should be say anything as a soldier because it's still an on-going issue with Arsenal! After 8 years omg y'all didn't defeat them and then you want to speak on what you did and how you retired madness yo wlhi 😅 when you officially win then speak on it my guy.
For example look at your neighboring country #Somaliland they are true warriors who stay quite until every mission is completed.
You need training on how to be a warriors but only once you admit you've been sitting in my chair & you get on your knees and apologize and appreciate that we didn't make things even harder for y'all but instead choose to leave it in Godswill.
Then we can help your failed state learn a lil something about how it's done haha😂😂😂
@@togdheerqurbajoog2136Those are some extraordinary words. I'll gladly nominate you for "The Biggest KeyboardWarrior" of the year award. I'm sure that you'll win!
*ickhead
Lol u hit him hard@@togdheerqurbajoog2136
@@edwardwitten905 He's just pointing out the wasted billions of tax payer money. That boot must taste real good to you.
May God bless these men and women fighting for a better life in Somalia.
Who's the lucky one ?
Listen, to my Somali people DON’T let these western propaganda fool you into abandoning your ancestral lineage. They practice tribalism in the form of politics affiliation (democrats vs republicans), gangs, sport teams, or repping one’s city or state in western countries.
Tribalism is like a vehicle, you can either use it correctly as God Almighty intended it by getting to your destination or you can misuse it by running people over it. Also, joining a western military unit is a TRIBALISM on itself but I guess the hypocrisy is loss at people. Remember, Somalis are ONE tribe with different clans.
Also, ask yourself a simple question, if the America is supposedly a “democracy” then WHY does Congress and many of their institutions have LOW approval rating? Congress has a DISPROVAL rating of 80% by the average American.
So how can the U.S government claim to be a “beacon of freedom” when they don’t even represent the will of the American citizen?
They hate on Somalia 🇸🇴 because we aren’t afraid of them to tell them the truth while other Africans walk around them like eggshells.
Every empire/nation has their ups and downs. Insha’Allah Somalia 🇸🇴 will RISE once again. It’s inevitable.
@@kalervolatoniittu2011 America CAN’T even secure their own borders what makes you think they’ll secure in others? Also, the average American has an 80% DISPROVAL rating of Congress. So how can they claim to be a “democracy” when they don’t even represent the citizen of America?
The hypocrisy of so called western “democracy” is a JOKE!
Aamiin
Long live Somalia from your brothers in Nigeria.
Good luck with that. Everyone should just go to Mexico and walk into the US. Get more for free than they could ever work for or imagine is possible
@@bth120in Africa you can enjoy life. What life can you enjoy as an immigrant in the west?
@@ice1032he's brainwashed and thinks migrants in America are living in 3 bedroom houses for free and not tent cities at best and prisons at worst.
nigerians are not our brothers lo!
@@ice1032 Hope for a better future, democracy, wealth, healthcare, freedoms to pursue the life you want.
Great and honest analysis, I'm from Somalia, I'm really grateful and impressed your articulated history accurately in Somalia's history, I once again recommend prof Simon you had accepted my request to talk about Somalia instability, insecurity, corruption and lack of functional gov't, you mentioned the coup of president Mohamed siyad Barre, in 1969, he and I were from the same clan, they overthrew in a civilwar by tribal rebel resistance warlords, unfortunately the country collapsed badly, thank you very much Simon for uploading my requests Somalia 1💪🇸🇴 👍🙏
So when do Somalis start making Somalia Great Again so Ilhan can go home instead of betraying the US like she did Somalia? I fought in Mogadishu in 1993 - we were attacked for trying to feed women and children. I still see that horrible, nightmarish place in my dreams. The world needs to understand that spending money on southern Somalia is an utter waste - until Somalis change their culture. We see it on display in Minnesota all the time and it says it all. 🇺🇸
Bro have you been to somali in the past decade? Im in mogadishu as we speak it is thriving and al shabab has been pushed out of the city except for sleeper cells here and there. This guy is talking out of his arse
Anyone who still talks about clans is living in the past, get a grip that’s who Africa is a mess, not colonialism but tribalism.
@@RoswellCrashhe’s referring to history? What are you talking about it’s an objective fact that the dictator went crazy and attacked people of a certain “clan” at a time when people barely cared about clans he’s not bringing it up in todays world he’s simply referring to history
@@RoswellCrash I agree
Hoping the best for Somalia! The country has a very strategically important location. With more stability, I bet Somalia can be a force to be reconned with in the future
Reckoned with*
But yes I definitely agree with you. It's a real shame they've been taken advantage of by the Soviets during the cold war.
@@komradestalin6895 You mean they've been taken advantage by their own people? Foreign powers can only do so much if the people are loyal to the idea of what makes their nation a nation.
@@komradestalin6895 And now the US imperialist is taking advantage of somalia, so i don't know what's difference between the US and soviet union because both are terror*sts even i could say the soviet union was good for somalia when the whole west rejected from somalia to train for a powerful military after independence in 1960.
With the will of the creator, Somalia will survive and history will be course corrected into the correct path. Why do you think the instability was coincidence?
Just A question to ask you os somolia getting western aid.
to be honest I'm Somali and i live in Somalia all my life an i know the us they don't help straight but rather confusing whether they are helping us or they are just buying time an they mostly focus on training small commando troops to protect them self's and help there own mission of countering al-Shabaab but when turkey come things went dark to light an we got real Somali national army witch is still in Turkish training camps. thank to our Turkish brother's. god bless Somalia
Exactly....those so called " US trained Commando " are there to act as a guard to the US looters....wake up Somalian !!
I really hope the people in what’s recognized as Somalia find peace, happiness, and freedom.
I don't think that's ever going to happen in both our lifetimes. It might happen sooner if Canada or Norway were to annex and run them, teach them how to run a country, and build up their country for them.
But nobody wants to do that because it's too expensive and Somalia has nothing to offer.
@@cashewnuttel9054Canada?😂
@@profinneupane6883 Why?
@cashewnuttel9054 If you think a white supremacist could annexe somalia, then you are mentally unstable, so i would advise you to go into mental health care.
@@cashewnuttel9054because Canada isn't doing to hot
Peace upon you brothers 🇸🇴
Peace seems to be out of fashion in those hoods ! 🤣
Inshallah.
@@kiwi_comanche Inshallah.
Dick@@kiwi_comanche
@@kalervolatoniittu2011crawl back into the hole you came from. If you ever saw true warfare you wouldn’t make fun of peace.
May God allow you to witness it first hand, you will weep like an infant.
Genuinely crazy how informative and professional something this dopamine-stimulating can be
Gorgor brigade are also highly trained special forces.
The amount of “experts” in the comments comparing them to the ANA have no clue, regular ANA clearly were not very effective. However these Somali guys are trained in the same vain of Afghan Commandos, who put up a very effective fight against the Taliban even after the fall of Kabul. Try watching the video first and actual see the facts of their effectiveness in combat
If these Somalis are actually effective troops it would be an insane accomplishment considering how many times in history the world has tried to train African troops and have utterly failed in turning them into being good soldiers because the overwhelming majority of Africans aren't very intelligent and civilized enough to become good soldiers.
Very effective fight… the country fell immediately
ANA and Somali SF might have to compete to see who is the true worst operator
It will be 6 months after training before these guys disband from the Somali army and create their own army for hire 🤡
You’re talking to a bunch of racists dude.
Very informative. Excellent work Simon.
Danab (lightening) Brigade is one of the most important forces in Somalia and now they are participating an operation going on many regions in Somalia.
Also Gorgor Brigade Turkish trained forces is helping us get some peace since the operation commenced in 2022.
Danab give me hope for Somalia. Their resolve, and ability to transfer it to the people they protect is what's most important here. But as Simon said, it's not the only thing needed. When those villiages and water towers get destroyed, who's going to rebuild them? With what material? From where? The government as well is just complacent and would need to be overhauled before Somalia can be at peace. Of course there's always the possibility of Danab leading a military coup, which wouldn't do the nation any favors. Danab will have to show restraint in this department, they must understand that they exist to punish the wicked, not to take their place. Still, for what little material they have, they are proving effectiveness. And that alone is a miracle for a country divided by corruption and tribalism.
Nice video good luck to the Danab and ppl of somalia
Having units like MARSOC and the Green Berets and sometimes the SEALs helping Danab is really cool to see
Bro, is it just me or is this man's voice incredibly soothing?
Great episode. Godspeed to these men.
Hello Simon, could you list your sources at the descriptions of your videos? Thanks
You make my day better and happy, listening these unbaised episode from prof. Simon 👍
You and your co-workers do a great service to humanity, Mr. Whistler!
Sending love from Kenya❤
More videos, this is my favourite channel ❤
More special Operators videos please!❤
Thank you Simon
Well im definitely rooting for these these guys
These are the kinds of men and women that give me some kind of hope for Africa.
Do you realize how crazy it would be to go from surviving on dollars a week to coordinating with apache close air support
That's a lie, I went to somalia and 1 meal at fast food cost 6-8 dollar. There are new houses worth up to 400k dollars. They use dollar. Average apartment rental in Mogadishu is 300-600 per 1-2 bedrooms. Somalia also has the fastest Internet in Africa and faster than most European nations 😂. This video is war propaganda
@@The-Heart-Will-Testifynot war propaganda, but to show that we have capable people in our country.
@@The-Heart-Will-Testify Nothing to be proud of. Using a foreign currency and having an extreme wealth divide is nothing to celebrate.
@@mo435 I never said I was proud but to lie and say someone lives of 1 dollar per week makes no sense. How are u okay with that lie ? 😂 Also this video is western propaganda, it doesn't tell you the full story
@@The-Heart-Will-Testify he said “dollars” no where does he say “1 dollar a week”, also it is quite possible that some people within Somalia are living on the amount he suggested. The capital cities are not a true representation of the entire country. The guy mentioned a specific example and you responded with a specific example but what he said is closer to the truth.
If Danab endures long enough the older veterans might be able to influence their clans and the politics after building a reputation for stability.
That's not the Somali way because there's no way we can be united. The clan system is really weird in a way that any one man can only have so much influence and if enough people in the tribe doubt his loyalty to the tribe then no one will pay attention to him then onward. My people are the most hardheaded people in the world and only Allah can save us. We will see.
DANAB USA Trained and GORGOR Turkish Trained BADBADO Qaran Eritrea Trained it’s not only 1 battalion that’s fighting in Somalia But Several Battalions who are fighting and supporting each other.
What's your point?
Should he say every soldier by name and where they grew up?
@@bruderschweigen6889 didn’t you hear when he said without them Somalia will collapse or you don’t understand English
What happened to those pilots where trained in turkey ?
I gotta respect these guys. How do you maintain motivation and discipline when the fight seems hopeless?
It’s not hopeless they’ve actually done fantastic the us is currently building 5 military bases in strong holds of the terrorists for these guys they will be pretty much gone by the end of the year the question is what hope economically will the country have after this
@@void6752 You should rewrite your comment as its barely readablee.
They took a lot of lands recently
Hoppers to you maybe but not to u Somalis we can see the change these videos don’t do us justice unfortunately. I went Somalia last year I felt very safe everywhere I went I saw if changes so it’s no surprise things will improve and we will maintain hope. God willingly we will succeed
Just to be clear, I have never doubted Danab's courage, commitment, or competence. I just worry that politics and red tape with undo all of their gains.
Turkey has a massive military base in Somalia. I think you overestimate US involvement whilst dismissing the main training presence by NATO member Turkey. Most Somalian commandos speak Turkish and share the same faith as their Turkish officers
Allahu akbar! Yeah we should definitely be training these guys. lol
The us has been there longer training and operating in Somalia. As well the us military is the best military in the world and has some of the best special operations. Far better then anything turkey has and much turkey knows comes from people like the US
@beardaquatics9163 I think you're romanticising US SF. Turkish SAT/SAS (equiavlent to SEALS) and the Maroon Berets (equivalent to CAG or Delta) are better trained. US SF have better air assets and weapons, but training wise, I disagree. If you want to talk about who influenced who within special forces, it's not the US, it's 22 SAS from the UK. That's modern. Prior to that, the Turks during the Ottomans had the Janisaries. This idea that the US is the bestest is really blown out of proportion. They fought against Afghans and Iraqis with ancient weapons and still ended up pulling out without making a difference
Turkey has not helped they're just sitting there uselessly doing nothing. Ugandan Army base near Turkey base was attacked and Turkey didn't step in to help.
@@dennisndirangu2536 why should turkey help them? and who invited ugandan arms in somalia??
Thankx good 👍
So proud of them!!!
"As sharp and deadly as the tip may be, the rest of the spear is little more than a twig" he reminds me of my ex 😢
😂😅😂
Why tf yo mans sharpenin his penuts
😂
😅😂😂😂
I hope for peace and economic prosperation for Somalia🙏🏾
Danab special unit force are really trained well by and they are highest force in forces of somalia 🇸🇴.
and I Thanks alot to America instructors whose trained us and the government of America.
And they are good example to others countries that are in somalia 🇸🇴 for military issues.
THANKS MY AMERICAN INSTRUCTORS FOR YOUR TRAINING.
Stop the Glazing wexe ku qabteen aya jirin
Hard to imagine troops keeping morale in a failed state situation.
You have to understand Somali history before Somalia’s “independence”. Somalis have had kingdoms and sultanates that have lasted many centuries. So we know full well that we can do it again. It’s just a matter of time In Shaa Allah.
I think ajuran empire that ruled somalia at least 4centuries!
You’d be suprised, whenever I’m go home to visit, the people are smiling and happy, people laugh as they play with their children. While In abject poverty the sprits of the people are high.
You need to understand Somalis are a very stubborn and prideful people, they will choose death before submission. I think it’s mostly to do with our nomadic roots, nomads are typically a lot more belligerent compared to agriculturalists.
They must be for survival, if a predator kills your herd, you and your family will starve, if you allow people to steal from you, you and your family will starve, if you don’t get your animals to grazing land, you and your family will starve, if people are claiming a well and you don’t fight for the water rights of your camels, you and your family will starve. this kind of life create tough resilient people.
Compared to an agriculturalist who has access to food all year round. Most agriculturalists are pretty peace loving. While Somalis romanticise warfare and confrontation. We love it to an extent.
Somalia has the best military in Africa 🇸🇴
Come on, we used to have a good one now we don’t unfortunately.
If we did Al shabab would be finished.
We used to have the strongest Army in the entire Continent during the 70s- early 80s but that’s in the past unfortunately.
This comment was posted in the 60s
Stop embarrassing yourself.
@@Billcl8nyon Face reality 🤡, nothing I said was not true
We need a leader, a president like Nayib Bukele of El-salvador who can save our country and the civilian suffering, hope we will get 🙏.
I hope you’re staying safe.
yea El-salvador situation is not something you can just replicate. It's not remotely comparable.
Try asking if Swedes have one "diskutörer" to speare
Al shabaab are heavily armed and dangerous terrorists...you can't compare them with a group of drug dealers with tattoos
First get rid of the clanism then u might succeed like him
Thr first 30 seconds perfect described Haiti as well. 😅
❤❤❤❤ thanks
Somalia commandos were trained by Turkey 🇹🇷 not USA
Danab is American trained army wax baro muran ka dhaaf
As incompetent as al shabaab
I don't know when I will speak English language fluently like Simon, perfect and probably professional.
It is pretty hard I know some people who have been in America for 30 years and still have a heavy accent
Accents are good. Heavy accents sound quite nice actually. It gives languages some “seasoning”.
Just work on pronouncing the word “effortlessly”, and you will be better than him 😂
@@guacamole4724what’s interesting is there’s some foreigners who pick up near or fully American accent and fluent in English from American media and such. Especially if start when younger, and if communicate with Americans online. Like some for example start from online games and American shows and movies. Some essentially become weeaboos but for America lol
Interesante saludos desde Colombia 🇨🇴
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I hope he makes a video on the Roman Praetorian Guard.
What about the Turkish presence? I heard they have trained 6000 troops in modern warfare.
Yeah
Turkey has a huge base in Somalia
They mentioned it in the video at 11 minuets and some change
I’m surprised Turks are in Somalia, as far as I know there aren’t any Kurdish babies there.
@@jett2688 use it 👉🧠
Danab is proving to have the very heart and soul of what it is to be Special Forces
Some good news, wow!!
LETS GOOOOOO DANAB COMMANDO’S!!!!! GODBLESS AND GODSPEED!! GET SOME!!!!
Danab are well trained but the videos you used were mostly gorgor brigade which is trained by the turkish and are not less trained than danab
Somali fan here thanks covering this topic
Hats off to the old red Barrett's espeznazi trained. I remember training with them in Egypt 🇪🇬
Do one for Trinidad and Tobago special forces
Somalia army is trained by Turkish army for a long time.
Keep up the great work.
1:35 - Chapter 1 - History & purpose
6:10 - Chapter 2 - Training & recruitment
10:10 - Chapter 3 - Operations & operational future
Thanks for saving my time
It’s one thing to be an operator in the world’s best militaries…quite another to be one in a war torn hellscape on the verge of collapse
A lot has changed in East Africa since I was there in 1993....
Turkey is also there
No one cares
@@bruderschweigen6889 Someone will care when whole area become controlled by Turkish army you arogant.
@@Maya_Goldstein what are you talking about? Turkey is a partner nation helping against terrorism
Türkiye will be security the superpower in a few years...
Turkey navy has access to the who sea
The pride I feel for them…
Good for these guys, overcoming tribal rivalries and fighting for their country.
Unung legends...
@warographics bro your fun from Somalia Puntland thanks for taking your time to projecting us in a positive way also remember we were warriors of mother African 200 years earlier. We the sleeping giants 😊
“To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.” - Henry Kissinger.
@@stephaneric3021 You pretend The US is not the main reason the world has the highest amount of peace and prosperity in history.
Somalis trained by Navy Seals. Hell yeah
He is overrating American support for Somalia 🇸🇴
@@bugazi3037not really Bancroft and the Airborne really helped
Yeah because the Islamists we train never engage in Jihad or impose Sharia!
X to doubt.
Why are we celebrating training the next Taliban to fight the USSR?
When will the West wake up?
Our People will be free of the Al-shabab scourge one day, thank you for shedding light on this bro❤
I hate that group
i'm glad operations in somalia has taken a purely special operations strategy with minimal conventional involvement. this is the way iraq and afghanistan should've been fought in entirety. i only hope danab can function without larger assets like artillery and close-air in the long-term, or at least, steps are taken to develop in-house assets.
i hope more of these kinds of units can be propped up successfully. multi-tribe, meritocratic, but most of all, true believers.
They're surely as incredible as the US trained Afghan military...
Maybe even as good as the Taliban that the CIA trained in Pakistan
Yes they battle tested like that but there black so I think there better 🤣
@@BiggieJay319Somalis are known for not being able to shoot straight. Everyone who battled in Mogadishu remarked this.
Classic.
afghan commandos were no joke
It’s not many times you can use ”Somalia” and ”incredible” in the same sentence.
Rough..
Incredible and impressive can be used in the negative direction also.
Oh there's plenty of incredible things about Somalia. They have a variety incredibly incompetent governments, they have an incredible degree of corruption even within their clans where they'll double back on promises just to get a few aid dollars, they have incredible disregard for human life, and incredibly grim prospects moving forwards, just like they have since the 90's. See? Plenty of incredible things about Somalia.
@@MUJUNKY God damn lol
@@MUJUNKY no wonder you’re in RUclips 15yrs with 19 subs lol
Somalia 🇸🇴 is comeback 🇸🇴
Here’s hoping these guys can make a real difference in Somalia.
looks like resources are spent better on these guys than Afghan forces
Well the Afghans didn't have a real reason to fight... The Taliban was afghan creation. Whereas al shabab does not have any actual moral, historical or domestic support you'll routinely have Ethiopians, Tanzanians and even Algerians being found amongst the dead all paid for by the UAE.
@@shafsteryellow TELL EM BRO !
Training Islamic fighters is always a stupid idea, but some people never learn.
@@elijahhaar4584 what are you talking about
IF They manage to stabilise Somalia, and a legit government can be established there, the price of tuna in Europe will skyrocket. Stealing Somali tuna has been a Euro thingthing since 1990
I see why nations want to see the downfall continue, free access to see and red sea...I see why they enjoy Somalia and Yemen to be at wars.
@@The-Heart-Will-Testify ABSOLUTELY
Once a reporter was onboard on one of Nato ships and they passed an illegal trowler the reporter asked the captain why are they not arrested he replied we have no mamdate to arrest illegal fisher but we mandate to catch pirates. 😂😂😂
Epic wolf mug
can you make a video on the kurdish ctg
Yeah I gotchu
@@CNRMAX good boy
Henry Kissinger said “America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests” 😂😂Good Luck DANAB
he also said that being Americas friend is fatal, lets see what happens in 20 years. Maybe we will see future DANAB leaders go against the US
Nobody has permanent friends. Somalis know that. Somalia defeated the US in the 1990s.
Kissinger was also part of the same camp that thought the Soviet Union would last for hundreds of years. 🙄
@@grimgrahamch.4157 RUSSIA today is more armed, Intelligent and more Powerful than the USSR ever was, Kissinger is technically right as always...😝😝
@@stephaneric3021And they still can’t beat Ukraine 2 years later. Face it. Russia’s military track record since the Russo-Japanese War is awful.
last time I was this early Somalia was a country
That's deep 😅
Still is, im here rn😭😂
@@AbdiAli Which somalia? There is currently 3 separate defacto governments.
@@AL-lh2ht There is only one that's recognized, Thats also like saying there are 50 defacto governments in the US. There is only one that has any actual international standing.
@@AbdiAlibut none of them have their own army or been separated for 30 years… poor example. Somalia is a failed state.
Great! Now if only we can get the regular Samali army into shape.
There has to be episodes on polish, german and Indian special forces too.
Indian special forces phoned me yesterday, they work for Microsoft and can remove the popups from my computer right?
@@RoswellCrash My apologies for Indian scammers lol 😆😆😆. Also since there are videos on pakistani and chinese sf so there has to be Indian sf video too.
@@RoswellCrash I get the satire, but you should look up the truth as well a little. Indian Para SF and the Marcos are among the best there are and they are constantly tested on the frontlines.. in exercises they have been never less than the best and in real conflict, they have never been less than the best either. I respect the seals and the other SFs but they are no better and no worse than the Paras or the Marcos. Respect them for what they are.. Each is unique and has their own theaters they operate in.. Doesn't make them any lesser or any better than someone else in another theater of ops
@@RoswellCrash My apologies for Indian scammers lol 😂. But simon has covered pakistani and chinese spec ops. Its about time to have a video for Indian spec ops too.
surprised Simon hasn't covered Indian special forces, since they are the leading viewers of his.
My guess his team doesn't feel comfortable covering the Indian army because they fear offending their Indian viewers with how they present it.
God video but a couple inaccuracies, most photos are of Marsoc Raiders, not SEALs. I was on the marine special operation company that trained the danab in 2021 and we took over for the SEALs in kisamayo international airport. Also definitely not completely loyal to the national government.
Thanks to ALL Marine special operations Raiders 🙏🙏👏👏👏👏
Iam proudly ❤
Its a sad life knowing nothing but war day in and day out
A bit of a shining star for the US and its involvement. It also raises questions about the failure in Afghanistan. Was Afghanistan really a failure, or was it more about the people they were training just not willing to do what it took to defend their country, government, and way of life that was fought for to gain? After all, the leader of Afghanistan's government was on one of the first planes out of the country and the military dissolved within days after the US began pulling out.
I can't give anything other than second hand anecdotal evidence, but from what I understand, the Afghan people didn't really see themselves as part of a country. They focused more on their local village than the idea of this unified identity. The same person I heard this from suggests the Taliban aren't even in full control. They control Kabul, and have a voice of authority, but theirs isn't the only voice.
TL;DR A country only exists if the people believe in it.
Yes Afghanistan was a failure lol thousands of lives, trillions of dollars and the same people that ran the AQ training camps in 2000 are running the country now.
Doesn’t help that there was a vegetable commander in chief in charge of the withdrawal. Even managed to kill an innocent afghan family via airstrike on our way out!
@@grimgrahamch.4157, that TL;DR does make a lot of sense with the way things fell apart so quickly. If the person that is supposed to be their leader did not have the confidence to stick around, the others are almost certain to follow close behind. It's kind of hard for people to believe in anything if the figure head of that belief is running away faster than anyone else.
Buddy who fought in way too many tours in Afghanistan told me the Afghan army was full of ex criminals, drug addicts, and poor guys from a minority group in the country. He said open drug use was common on patrol with Afghans... My guess is the US couldn't find anyone to join their army so they made one up of the lowest and most desperate rungs of Afghan society.
The "Afghanistan's government" was just a puppet state that was extremely corrupt and incompetent. It was not even picking a warlord to run things. Literally the leader was a 80 year old academic. Afghanistan' was a grift on all sides, to all sides. That's why it failed.
All the keyboard warriors on here hating likely never held a gun. Much less been in real combat.
May I ask what is the reason that you cut have the map of Somalia
Go ask mahad cambaashe cousin 😂😂😂 dirty xarood
This video is making me want to go home and serve, unmarried 2nd year of university. Definitely will consider it after I get my engineering degree.
Man, the amount of racism in this comment section. Y'all need to do some self reflection, learn, and grow.
Be better
They are a shock troop and without an occupying force, their gains are only temporary. Logistics wins wars and I really hope the corrupt figures in politics are somehow cleansed and great minds can renew the Somali army.
0:57 - Sky blue beret?
Not to be confused with UN Peacekeepers 😅🍀
it's the somali government and turkia who built the somali military
he gave america all the credit dispite them not doing a single thing in the country
They are armed with the best equipment foreign aid can buy, idk why but that sounded like such a oximoron.
especially when he mentioned they don't even bulletproof vests. WTF?!
@@MohamedAhmed-ms9euthe danab have bullet proof vests. They don't have body armour tho
I never lost hope that Somalia will one day look like Florida. We just need to but Somalia first and forget about tribes
I.a wey dhace saa
Florida?
@@angelitabecerra yeah maybe not as greenery but infrastructure and beaches and conservancy
@xuskad98 You don't want Florida. I was born there and spent the first 10 years of my life there.
The tourist industry is destroying the ecosystem for one. And they're so desperate to maintain those beaches they offshore dredge sand for them, which then destroys one of their natural barriers to storm surge from Hurricanes.
They're not actually big on conservancy either, because Republicans. Speaking of the politics there are shit and not something *anyone* should want or aspire to.
Oh, and as sea levels rise, it'll find itself underwater in the coming decades.
It's also not an important shipping area or port, so that's a thing.
Florida is just the place for tourists, retirees, and one of the places we grow citrus. But California is rapidly overtaking Florida's citrus production. And soon there won't be anywhere for tourists or retirees to go to.
If anything, you'll want Somalia to be more like California. Home to major shipping lanes and ports. Actually care about the environment. Grows a decent amount of food. Has tourism to as one aspect of its economy. Enough land high enough above sea level it won't be completely inundated with rising sea levels. Also much better politics.
California actually cares about its citizens.
Furthermore, if Cali was its own country, it would be the 5th largest GDP in the world.
So yeah, Florida has *far* too many issues. And since it's been under Republican control for decades, it's too late for that state
@@angelitabecerra That's great summary between the dynamics of those states. Gracias
This is so encouraging that a group of people are willing to step up and fight for their country and freedom without a complete reliance on another countries military. Especially after the complete collapse of the middle east countries after America pulled out.
Danab is loosing all the territory they have captured a year ago
@@yoyogi52 the Somali government and standing army are to blame for that so it’s not their fault. Also they haven’t just ran like cowards and are still there fighting even if it seems pointless
@@steventicknor8059 there was white paper report from American think thank saying SNA is close to collapsing like the Afghan ANA. Even though twitter removes you can still find videos of them running away,
@@steventicknor8059 almost seems pointless fighting on several fronts including against corrupt superiors..military personnel done dirty the world over will have their day
It doesn't matter who wins. Sharia is the law either way. No one is fighting for freedom at all.
3:31 The Tactical Cup could use better cammo
for all you haters out there, how many of you can say you actualy have any millitary experience let alone the ammount these guys have ? battle tested and hardened and trained by the best
No doubt they arent trained by the best, but most people dont live in shole countries ruled by shria and clans.
@@honda6353 actually the overwhelming majority of the world's population does
@@honda6353bro ... how do you not all ready know the bible has well over 50k confirmed errors in it ..
king james- the man who " translated " the geneva bible was a bisexual tyrant hell bent on power & pacification of his people so they'd be easier to control .
" turn the other cheek " so i can slap thee other lol
islam is thee answer bro 😎
@@honda6353they arent ruled by shariah
Lets be real. The world has been trying to train people from African nations to be effective fighting troops for decades now and guess what? Outside of a very few exceptions it hasn't worked well. Most Africans are simply too uncivilized, uneducated and undisciplined to become effective soldiers.
All the Somali commentors writing praises from their houses in America or United Kingdom
how about one in somalia?
Well it'd be a bit weird for someone in garowe to be watching an English video...
Is this directed at me?
@@nabadis no bro
11:23 thats remarkable that Somalia has combat medics seeing as how even the UAE doesnt bother with having medics.
It is pretty wild that they run dna on new recruits to help avoid bad eggs and war crimes. Not that it isnt needed or anything its just crazy you'd need to consider that as a recruiter in the first place.
I think what we need to take from here is... Us air support. I'm sorry but without air support ground warfare will be useless
It's rough hearing about men on the front lines in Ukraine. Some had nato training on clearing trenches and moving in units. It's not useful when you don't have air superioty or even artillery advantage. When your up against something big you need to move en mass and take massive casualties if you want to advance. War is hell, war against a well armed opponent is death.
@@redking5788 and that is alshabab
Facts but too many vested interests against it. The drone strike program is counterproductive