Somali Civil War

Name: Somali Civil War
Start: 1991-01-26

since 26 Jan 1991 · 2.04° N, 45.34° E

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When: since 26 Jan 1991
Kind: Civil war
Deaths: 500,000
Coordinates: 2.04° N, 45.34° E
Type: Civil war / insurgency (ongoing)
Region: Africa
Cities: Mogadishu
Side a: Transitional/Federal Government (+ AU AMISOM/ATMIS, US)
Side b: Al-Shabaab and various clan militias
Alliances: Transitional/Federal Government (+ AU AMISOM/ATMIS, US), Al-Shabaab and various clan militias

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Somali Civil War

Ongoing civil war in East Africa

The Somali Civil War is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta led by Siad Barre during the 1980s. From 1988 to 1990, the Somali Armed Forces began engaging in combat against various armed rebel groups, including the Somali Salvation Democratic Front in the northeast, the Somali National Movement in the Somaliland War of Independence in the northwest, and…

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Somalia: Government1989 · Armed conflict · Deaths 52,233

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