Somaliland forces
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Somaliland forces are the military and security units aligned with the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, active primarily in northern Somalia during the Somali Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Somaliland Armed Forces | 1 |
| Somaliland National Army | 1 |
| Somaliland forces canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed group
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Somaliland
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Somaliland
|
| commandStructure |
Government of Somaliland
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence of Somaliland
Ministry of Interior of Somaliland ⓘ |
| conflict | Somali Civil War ⓘ |
| controls |
Berbera
ⓘ
Borama ⓘ Burao ⓘ Erigavo ⓘ Hargeisa ⓘ |
| country | Somaliland ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
clashes with Puntland forces
ⓘ
conflict over Buuhoodle area ⓘ conflict over Sanaag region ⓘ conflict over Sool region ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
counterinsurgency operations
ⓘ
counterterrorism operations ⓘ peacekeeping within Somaliland territory ⓘ |
| equipmentSource |
captured Somali National Army equipment
ⓘ
locally purchased arms ⓘ regional arms markets ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | declaration of independence of Somaliland in 1991 ⓘ |
| garrison | Hargeisa ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Somaliland Coast Guard
ⓘ
Somaliland Intelligence Service ⓘ Somaliland forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Somaliland National Army
Somaliland Police Force ⓘ |
| ideology |
Somaliland–Somalia dispute
ⓘ
surface form:
Somaliland nationalism
|
| language | Somali ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unrecognized under international law as a separate national military ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Las Anod clashes
ⓘ
Sool and Sanaag skirmishes with Puntland-aligned militias ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Somaliland
ⓘ
northern Somalia ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Somali National Movement fighters ⓘ |
| partOf | security apparatus of Somaliland ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent | Somali National Movement opponents during late 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
border security
ⓘ
defense of Somaliland ⓘ internal security ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | no United Nations member state as a separate national military ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| status | de facto armed forces of Somaliland ⓘ |
| trainingSupport | limited foreign military training partnerships ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Somaliland Armed Forces
this entity surface form:
Somaliland National Army