Somaliland War of Independence

The Somaliland War of Independence 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 Republic of Somaliland. The conflict served as the main theater of the larger Somali Rebellion that started in 1978. The conflict was in response to the harsh policies enacted by the Barre regime against the main clan family in Somaliland, the Isaaq, including a declaration of economic warfare on the clan-family. These harsh policies were put into effect shortly after the conclusion of the disastrous Ogaden War in 1978.

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1981 — 1991  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Dagaalkii Xoreynta Soomaaliland
war of national liberation, 

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Location: 9.8, 46.2, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1981-04-06T00:00:00Z

1991-05-18T00:00:00Z

1981 — 1991 Somaliland War of Independence

1984-11-25T00:00:00Z

1984-11-25T00:00:00Z

1984 Battle of the Mountains

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Frameless

Somaliland, fighters of the Somali National Movement (SNM), 1980s

Military leader of WSLF Mohamed Farah Dalmar Yusuf (Mohamed Ali)

Elderly woman Burao

War damage Hargeysa

Letter-of-Death-1

Letter-of-Death-2

Ruined tank in Hargeisa, Somaliland

Hargeisa destroyed by Somali government

Exhumed remains of victims Isaaq genocide 3

Exhumed remains of victims Isaaq genocide 2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1984	Battle of the Mountains	battle, Somali National Movement, Somali Democratic Republic	Wikidata
event	war	1981	Somaliland War of Independence	war of national liberation	Wikidata
commons	image		Somaliland, fighters of the Somali National Movement (SNM), 1980s		Commons
commons	image		Military leader of WSLF Mohamed Farah Dalmar Yusuf (Mohamed Ali)		Commons
commons	image		Elderly woman Burao		Commons
commons	image		War damage Hargeysa		Commons
commons	image		Letter-of-Death-1		Commons
commons	image		Letter-of-Death-2		Commons
commons	image		Ruined tank in Hargeisa, Somaliland		Commons
commons	image		Hargeisa destroyed by Somali government		Commons
commons	image		Exhumed remains of victims Isaaq genocide 3		Commons
commons	image		Exhumed remains of victims Isaaq genocide 2		Commons