What the records say
- When
- May 1988 – Jul 1988
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 9.55° N, 44.80° E
- Description
- 1988 aerial bombing
Placed at the middle of the 2 places Wikidata lists.
Bombardment of Burao and Hargeisa 1988
1988 events in the Somali Civil War
The destruction of Hargeisa and Burao occurred in 1988 during the Somaliland War of Independence. It was part of a counteroffensive launched by the Somali government under President Mohamed Siad Barre against the Somali National Movement (SNM), an opposition group active in northern Somalia.
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