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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 ...
The trend toward reduced conflict halted in 2005, and sustained and destructive conflict took place in the south in 2005–07, [88] but the battle was of a much lower scale and intensity than in the early 1990s. [87] In 2006, Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia to depose the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and install the TFG. The ICU effectively ...
11 January – Somaliland forces with the help of local militia captured the Jiidali town west of Erigaabo. [2] 15 January – Several ISIS fighters were killed and five were captured including foreign fighters in an offensive by Puntland Security Forces in Cal Miskaad mountains in the Bari region. The operation also lead to the destruction of ...
Las Anod conflict between Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo begins in 2023 [28] Ongoing constitutional crisis in Somalia since 2023, Puntland withdrew its recognition of the Federal Government and declared itself a de facto independent state. Jubaland crisis ongoing since 11 December 2024
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
Somaliland General Tani addressing newly deployed forces in Oog, urging them to be prepared for a tough battle alongside the army (5 Sep 2023) On 19 October 2023, Somalia officially recognized SSC-Khaatumo as a federal member state. [64] After August 2023 there were only brief outbreaks of armed conflict between SSC and Somaliland.
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.