▁Union ▁and ▁later ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁subsequent ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁dis band ment ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁National ▁Army ▁( S NA ). ▁However , ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁were ▁later ▁gradually ▁reconst it uted ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Trans itional ▁Federal ▁Government ▁( TF G ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Military ▁history ▁of ▁East ▁Africa ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Germany ▁established ▁its ▁German ▁East ▁Africa ▁col ony ▁in ▁Tang any ika . ▁ ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁fought ▁do gg edly ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁col ony ▁during ▁the ▁East ▁African ▁Camp aign ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁commander , ▁Paul ▁Emil ▁von ▁L ett ow - Vor beck ▁managed ▁to ▁el ude ▁capture ▁for ▁over ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁groups ▁engaged ▁in ▁gu err illa ▁war fare ▁in ▁their ▁fight ▁to ▁gain ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁colonial ▁powers , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Maj i ▁Maj i ▁Reb ell ion ▁( 1 9 0 5 – 1 9 0 7 ) ▁against ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁Tang any ika ▁( l ater ▁T anz ania ), ▁and ▁the ▁Mau ▁Mau ▁U pr ising ▁( 1 9 5 2 – 1 9 6 0 ) ▁against ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁Ken ya . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁East ▁African ▁conflicts ▁have ▁included ▁the ▁Bur und i ▁Civil ▁War