What the records say
- When
- 27 May 1988 – 1 Jun 1988
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 9.55° N, 44.80° E
- Description
- SNM military offensive in northern Somalia
Placed at the middle of the 2 places Wikidata lists.
1988 Hargeisa-Burao offensive
SNM military offensive in Somaliland
The 1988 Hargeisa Burao offensive was a major offensive conducted during the Somaliland War of Independence in May 1988 by the Somali National Movement on the cities of Hargeisa and Burao, then the second and third largest cities of Somalia. The SNM captured Burao on 27 May within two hours, while the SNM entered Hargeisa on 29 May, overrunning most of the city apart from its airport by 1 June.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Somaliland War of Independence: Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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