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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 ...
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Somalia’s spy agency NISA reported that they killed 40 Al-Shabaab members and injured many others. [ 43 ] Amun Abdullahi 49, a Swedish-Somali journalist, was shot dead by an unidentified masked group of men who were believed to be Al-Shabaab while staying at her farmhouse near Afgooye in the Lower Shabelle region.
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.
January 31, 2009 C.E. – ongoing War in Somalia; Situation in Somalia in February 2009, following the Ethiopian withdrawal. February 22, 2009 C.E. African Union base bombings in Mogadishu; February 24, 2009 C.E. – February 25, 2009 C.E. Battle of South Mogadishu; May 7, 2009 C.E. – October 1, 2009 C.E. Battle of Mogadishu
Las Anod conflict between Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo begins in 2023. [26] Ongoing Constitutional crisis in Somalia since 2024. Puntland withdrew its recognition of the Federal Government and declared itself an independent state
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.
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.