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The destruction of Hargeisa and Burao (Somali: duqayntii Hargeysa iyo Burco) occurred in 1988 during the Somali Civil War.It was part of a counteroffensive launched by the Somali government under President Mohamed Siad Barre against the Somali National Movement (SNM), an opposition group active in northern Somalia (modern-day Somaliland).
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 ...
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]
In May 1991, Somaliland was proclaimed a state. Soon after, Habane was appointed General Commander of the Somaliland Armed Forces, a position he held until 1993. [1] In October 1996, he became Commander of the national army. [5] [6] On 21 September 1997, President Egal dismissed the Commander, General Hassan Younis Habane. [7]
In May 2013, Degaweyne announced that Somaliland is an inalienable territory at a celebration of Somaliland's independence. [18] In October 2013, Degaweyne criticized the Somaliland government's treatment of Berbera. [19] In December 2013, Degaweyne expressed support for the UCID party, which criticizes the current government. [20]
In April 1981, the Somali National Movement (SNM) was officially launched as an anti-dictatorship movement. The first chairman was Ahmed Mohamed Gulaid, and Duqsi became secretary. [8] Participating in the press conference on the establishment of SNM were Hassan Adan Wadadid, Mohamed Hashi Elmi, Duqsi, and Abdisalam Yasin Mohamed. [9]
In 1981, the Somali National Movement (SNM) was founded in London, England, with the goal of opposing the Somali dictatorship. [citation needed] Shortly after the establishment of the SNM, SNM military bases were created in Gashamo and Aware, and Askar became commander of one of the bases in the Aware area. The deputy commander was Dayib Gurey.
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 ...