# Jubaland security forces (Darawiish) > Jubaland's security forces: the Darawiish, their roots in the Raskamboni movement, the 2013 agreement, and the 2024–2025 clashes with federal forces at Ras Kamboni and in Gedo. Source page: https://calankii.com/en/institutions/jubaland-security-forces/ Last checked: 2026-11-12 Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com) ## In short The Jubaland Darawiish is the armed force of [Jubaland](/en/states/jubaland/) State. Its core came from the [Raskamboni movement](/en/institutions/raskamboni-movement/) of [Ahmed Madobe](/en/people/ahmed-madobe/). This page records what the sources say about it, without taking sides between the state and federal governments. ## Structure Wikipedia records that the Darawiish (Somali: *Ciidamada Daraawiishta Jubaland*) is headquartered in Kismayo with its main base at [Afmadow](/en/regions/lower-juba/), and was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Mahad Islaam. Madobe has said it focuses on counter-terrorism. It draws mainly on the Ogaden and Marehan clans ([Wikipedia, Jubaland Darawiish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland_Darawiish), citing [Garowe Online](/en/economy/somali-media-companies/)). Its units named in reports of the 2024 fighting include Birjeex, Hanqadh and Abris, alongside a presidential unit ([Wikipedia, Battle of Ras Kamboni (2024)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ras_Kamboni_(2024))). No official figure for its size has been published. ## The 2013 agreement Under the agreement signed in Addis Ababa on 28 August 2013, Jubaland's forces were to be integrated into the [Somali National Army](/en/institutions/somali-national-army/), while the [Juba](/en/economy/farming-and-harvests/) Interim Administration would command the regional police ([Wikipedia, Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaland)). ## The 2024 crisis Madobe was re-elected for a third term on 25 November 2024 by the state's House of Representatives. The federal government said the vote had no federal involvement and called it unlawful; on 27 November a Banadir court issued a warrant for Madobe's arrest on treason charges, and a Kismayo court answered with a reward for the arrest of President [Hassan Sheikh Mohamud](/en/people/hassan-sheikh-mohamud/) (Wikipedia, Battle of Ras Kamboni, citing AFP). The same day Darawiish and federal troops exchanged fire at Ras Kamboni, near the Kenyan border (Wikipedia, Jubaland Darawiish). On 11 December 2024 fighting began near Ras Kamboni over the Oodow well, the town's water source. After about six hours Jubaland forces held the town. Jubaland said 250 federal soldiers surrendered, a claim not independently verified; its deputy security minister, Adan Ahmed Haji, told Reuters that 42 Turkish-trained [Gorgor](/en/institutions/turkey-military-in-somalia/) soldiers had surrendered. About 600 federal soldiers crossed into Kenya, where Kenyan forces disarmed them and arranged their return to Mogadishu. The British embassy condemned the "unacceptable loss of life" (Wikipedia, Battle of Ras Kamboni, citing Reuters, the *Daily Nation* and Horseed Media). ## Gedo, 2025 In July 2025 federal and Jubaland forces fought in [Beled Hawo](/en/regions/gedo/), in Gedo. AFP reported at least five dead. A Jubaland commander, [Yusuf Ahmed](/en/people/yusuf-ahmed-footballer/), said the army had tried to "take full control of the town"; the federal government blamed Madobe and called the attack criminal ([The Defense Post, AFP, 23 July 2025](https://thedefensepost.com/2025/07/23/somali-clashes-regional-forces/amp/)). Garowe Online reported that the fighting spread from Ras Kamboni and El Wak to Beled Hawo and then Doolow, and linked it to the dispute over voter registration for the planned direct elections ([Garowe Online, 29 July 2025](https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/gedo-on-the-brink-somali-government-and-jubaland-battle-for-control)). The two governments have been in talks since October 2025 (see [Jubaland](/en/states/jubaland/)). ## Sources differ - **Who started the fighting.** Each side has blamed the other for both the Ras Kamboni and the Beled Hawo clashes. - **Numbers.** Surrender and casualty figures for December 2024 come mainly from Jubaland. - **The 2024 election.** Jubaland says it followed the state constitution; the federal government says it was unlawful. ## Read the primary sources yourself - AFP, "Somali clashes with regional forces" (2025), via The Defense Post: [article](https://thedefensepost.com/2025/07/23/somali-clashes-regional-forces/amp/). - Garowe Online, "Gedo on the brink: Somali government and Jubaland battle for control" (2025): [article](https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/gedo-on-the-brink-somali-government-and-jubaland-battle-for-control). --- I want to help with this: email hello@calankii.com. Fix this page: email hello@calankii.com with the page link and your source.