title: Sheikh San'ani Brigade
text: # Sheikh San'ani Brigade
  
  The Sheikh San'ani Brigade (Somali: Guutada Sheekh Sancaani, Arabic: فرقة الشيخ صنعاني) was a highly trained Somali National Movement infantry which had a leading role in the Somaliland War of Independence .
  
  ## Legacy
  
  The Brigade under the leadership of Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah led Somaliland's demobilization and disarmament process. In February 1994, the SNM unit was first to hand over its weapons to the government and become absorbed into the Somaliland Armed Forces.
  
  