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The Somali National Movement (Somali: Dhaqdhaqaaqa Wadaniga Soomaaliyeed, Arabic: الحركة الوطنية الصومالية) was one of the first and most important organized guerilla groups and Mujahideen [4] groups that opposed the Siad Barre regime in the 1980s to the 1990s, as well as being the main anti-government faction during the Somaliland War of Independence. [5]
The Somaliland War of Independence [32] [33] (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaaliland, lit. 'Somaliland Liberation War') was a rebellion waged by the Somali National Movement (SNM) against the ruling military junta in Somalia led by General Siad Barre lasting from its founding on 6 April 1981 and ended on 18 May 1991 when the SNM declared what was then northern Somalia independent as the ...
The SNF was a political revolutionary movement and armed militia in Somalia.Initially made up of loyalists to former President of Somalia Siad Barre and the remnants of the Somali National Army forces after his ouster from office, the SNF's intent and goal was to recapture Mogadishu and reinstate Barre's regime.
In 1987, Siad Barre, the president of Somalia, frustrated by lack of success of the army against insurgents from the Somali National Movement in the north of country, offered the Ethiopian government a deal in which they stop sheltering and giving support to the SNM in return for Somalia giving up its territorial claim over Ethiopia's Somali ...
Ibrahim Ismail Koodbur (Somali: Ibraahim Ismaaciil Maxamed (Koodbuur); – 1987) is an early member of Somali National Movement (SNM). He died in 1987, before the restoration of Somaliland's independence.
Kosar was a colonel of the Somali national army and a highly respected veteran of the 1977 Ogaden War. In the early '80s, he was among the many Isaaq military officials who defected from the SNA due to the widespread nepotism and corruption of the Barre regime. Kosar joined the newly formed Somali National Movement and was the leader of its ...
The Somali National Front (SNF) was founded shortly after the collapse of Somalia's central government. Initially, the SNF was composed largely of soldiers from the Somali National Army, whom were from the Marehan clan. The SNF received strong support from the Marehan clan, while other factions were backed by Ethiopia.
Chairmen of the Somali National Movement (5 P) Pages in category "Somali National Movement" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.