Somali National Alliance
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The Somali National Alliance was a major Somali militia and political coalition led by warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid that played a central role in the country's civil war in the early 1990s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Somali National Alliance canonical | 6 |
| Somali National Alliance–Somali National Front factions | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed group
ⓘ
militia alliance ⓘ political coalition ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| allianceType | clan-based alliance ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Mogadishu
ⓘ
southern Somalia ⓘ |
| armedConflictType | non-state armed group in internal conflict ⓘ |
| armedWing | militia forces loyal to Mohamed Farrah Aidid ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Hawiye ⓘ |
| associatedSubclan | Habr Gedir ⓘ |
| conflict | Somali Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Somalia ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Hawiye fighters ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Hawiye clan-based militias ⓘ |
| goal |
control of southern Somalia
ⓘ
seizure of power in Mogadishu ⓘ |
| headquarters | Mogadishu ⓘ |
| internationalPerception | warlord-led faction ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
attacks on UN peacekeepers in Somalia
ⓘ
urban warfare in Mogadishu ⓘ |
| leader | Mohamed Farrah Aidid ⓘ |
| notableEventInvolvement |
Battle of Mogadishu
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
|
| notableIncident | ambush of Pakistani UN peacekeepers on 5 June 1993 ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Hussein Mohamed Farrah ⓘ |
| opponent |
United Somali Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Ali Mahdi Mohamed faction
UNOSOM II ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Operation in Somalia II
United States military forces in Somalia ⓘ |
| politicalAim | establish dominance over rival Somali factions in Mogadishu ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
anti-U.S. intervention in Somalia
ⓘ
anti-UNOSOM II ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | major faction in the Somali Civil War ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Somali National Alliance
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Somali National Alliance–Somali National Front factions
|
| timeframe | post-1991 collapse of the Siad Barre regime ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Somali National Alliance–Somali National Front factions