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 == Republic of Djibouti ==
-The present day Republic of Djibouti (جمهورية جيبوتي) came under French control in the 1880s during the European "Scramble for Africa," at which time it was known as French Somaliland. The nation finally gained its independence from France in 1977. Djibouti was involved in a civil war between 1991 and 1994, when the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) - an ethnic Afar rebel group - mounted a military operation against the government in response to a lack of Afar representation in government. The nation also clashed briefly with [[Eritrea]] over a border conflict in 1996, and again in 2008.
+The present day Republic of Djibouti (جمهورية جيبوتي) came under French control in the 1880s during the European "Scramble for Africa," at which time it was known as French Somaliland. The nation finally gained its independence from France in 1977.
-The Djibouti Armed Forces ''(Ciidanka Jabuuti)'' consist of several branches of service, including the National Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Gendarmerie ''(Gendarmerie Nationale Djiboutienne)'' In 2013, the ''Garde-côtes'' (Coast Guard) was formed, primarily to protect territorial waters from piracy.
+During the Ethiopian Civil War, both French and Djiboutian forces were mobilized to the border with [[Ethiopia]] to stem the flow of foreign troops attempting to flee across the border into Djibouti. During Operation Godoria, the Ethiopian troops were disarmed, after which they were treated as military refugees and allowed to move south.
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 == Camouflage Patterns of Djibouti ==
-* During the 1970s and 1980s, some personnel of the Djibouti National Army wore a copy of the [[France|French]] ''tenue de leópard'' or [[lizard]] pattern camouflage. The uniform was worn by a Parachute Company, and possibly other units.
+* During the late 1970s and 1980s, some personnel of the Djibouti National Army wore a copy of the [[France|French]] ''tenue de leópard'' or [[lizard]] pattern camouflage. The uniform was worn by a Parachute Company, and possibly other units.
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-* Also documented in use by the Djiboutian Armed Forces is the [[Italy|Italian ''mimetico Vegetata deserto'']] design, which has been in use since at least 2015.
+* Also documented in use with units such as the ''Brigade d'Intervention Rapide'' is a copy of the [[Italy|Italian ''mimetico Vegetata deserto'']] design, which has been in use since at least 2015.
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 * The Djiboutian Navy adopted a [[DPM]] variant design with a blue colorway around 2015, replacing the earlier woodland-derived patterns.

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-* In addition to the three "copy" patterns mentioned above, the Republican Guard also issues a unique, brown-dominant pixelated design seen here.
+* In addition to the three "copy" patterns mentioned above, the Republican Guard also issues a unique, brown-dominant pixelated design seen here, first seen in late 2021.
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-* Since the 1990s, Djiboutian personnel from the Airborne Battalions and the Rapid Reaction Regiment (formerly the Rapid Intervention Battalion) have worn variations of the [[USA|US]] six-color [[chocolate chip]] camouflage pattern. This design is also in use with other units, including an orange-dominant variation worn by personnel on African Union deployments.
+* Since the 1990s, Djiboutian personnel from the Airborne Battalions and the Rapid Reaction Regiment (formerly the Rapid Intervention Battalion) have worn variations of the [[USA|US]] six-color [[chocolate chip]] camouflage pattern. This design is also in use with other units like the Gendarmerie, including the same orange-dominant variation worn by [[Yemen]], the latter probably adopted in the early 2000s
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-* Some Djiboutian military personnel have adopted the [[Yemen|Yemeni Republican Guards]] arid camouflage patterns, both the earlier organic and the later pixelated design. The uniforms seem to be overruns, as many have Velcro patches in the same position as the Yemeni version.
+* Some Djiboutian military personnel have adopted the [[Yemen|Yemeni Republican Guards]] arid camouflage patterns, both the earlier organic and the later pixelated design. The uniforms seem to be overruns, as many have Velcro patches in the same position as the Yemeni version. Use of the patterns began around 2015.
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	* Some Djiboutian military personnel have adopted the [[Yemen\|Yemeni Republican Guards]] arid camouflage pattern, both the earlier organic and the later pixelated design. The uniforms seem to be overruns, as many have Velcro patches in the same position as the Yemeni version.		* Some Djiboutian military personnel have adopted the [[Yemen\|Yemeni Republican Guards]] arid camouflage pattern, both the earlier organic and the later pixelated design. The uniforms seem to be overruns, as many have Velcro patches in the same position as the Yemeni version.

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	* Significant use of French CE woodland has been made by the armed forces, since at least the late 1990s or early 2000s.		* Significant use of French CE woodland has been made by the armed forces, since at least the late 1990s or early 2000s.

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 * Significant use of French CE woodland has been made by the armed forces, since at least the late 1990s or early 2000s.