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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 ...
Area of Operations: Zeila, Somaliland; Tribal Affiliation: Issa; Founded: prior to 1991 as a small liberation movement. "New" USF founded Summer 1991; The original USF joined with the SNM in the creation of the Republic of Somaliland. The Issa clan is a Somali clan that spreads across northwest Somaliland and the nation of Djibouti.
The Somali Rebellion was the start of the Somali Civil War that began in the 1970s and resulted in the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic in 1991. The rebellion effectively began in 1978 following a failed coup d’état and President Siad Barre began using his special forces, the "Red Berets" (Duub Cas), to attack clan-based dissident groups opposed to his regime.
The trend toward reduced conflict halted in 2005, and sustained and destructive conflict took place in the south in 2005–07, [30] but the battle was of a much lower scale and intensity than in the early 1990s. [29] In 2006, Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia to depose the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and install the TFG. The ICU effectively ...
This is a list of conflicts in Somaliland, including wars, armed rebellions, battles and skirmishes that took place within Somaliland.It encompasses colonial wars, wars of independence, secessionist and separatist conflicts, major episodes of national violence (riots, massacres, etc.), and global conflicts in which Somaliland was a theatre of war.
Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to end their bitter dispute over Addis Ababa's plans to build a port in the breakaway republic of Somaliland following talks in Turkey. Turkish President Recep ...
Since 2009, members of the Special Air Service and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment have conducted counter-terrorist operations in Somalia from Camp Lemonnier; they have watched Britons believed to be travelling to Somalia for terrorist training and have worked with US counterparts observing and "targeting" local suspects. They have also ...
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result; Puntland–Somaliland dispute (2007–present) Somaliland Puntland: Ongoing: Las Anod conflict (2023–present) (2023–present) Somaliland Somalia [2] SSC-Khatumo; Ongoing