Leff, Jonah et al.. 2020 ‘Weapons Marking.’ Weapons and Ammunition Management Country Insight: Somalia, p. 6. Geneva: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research / UNIDIR. 18 November

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As of late June 2019, a total of 20,240 weapons imported under the partial suspension of the arms embargo have been marked, either through a fixed marking programme at the central armory and at the MoIS (Ministry of Internal Security), or through a SNA (Somalia National Army) mobile marking team in Mogadishu. There are three marking machines at central armory—one is currently functional to mark all newly imported weapons, while the other two machines are planned for use in future mobile marking programmes. Additional office space was established in 2016 at the central armory in order to support marking operations.

Additionally, all existing weapons in Mogadishu are marked either through a mobile marking programme or by relevant actors bringing their weapons to be marked at a designated location. In the case of weapons held by the SNA in Mogadishu, an SNA mobile marking team is deployed to SNA units to mark their weapons. For those weapons held by SPF (Somalia Police Force) and NISA (National Intelligence and Security Agency) in Mogadishu, their relevant units visit the MoIS Headquarters to mark their supplies. The MoIS currently holds three marking machines. The same procedure is applied to mark weapons held by private security companies (PSCs) and government officials. It must be noted however that control of weapons has often shifted from the SNA to the SPF to address gaps in the capabilities of the latter.

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