What the records say
- When
- 9 Feb 1991
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 11.35° N, 43.47° E
- Description
- Djiboutian-backed military offensive in Somaliland
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1991 Zeila incursion
Djiboutian-backed military offensive in Somaliland
The 1991 Zeila incursion was a Djiboutian-backed incursion during the Somaliland War of Independence led by the United Somali Front (USF), purporting to politically represent the Issa clans in the western Awdal region of Somaliland, with the goal of annexing the towns of Zeila, Loyada and Gerisa to Djibouti.
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