This index presents historical and modern wars and conflicts taking place in the present territory of, or relating to, Somalia. British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960 as unified state of Somalia. The territory had been under colonial rule since the 19th century.
Map of Somalia courtesy of CIA World Factbook
World War II 1939-45
Greater Somalia Movement 1960-64
Ethiopia-Somalia: Border Clashes 1960
Ogaden War 1977-78
FRG Commando Raid: Somalia 1977
Majeerteen Coup: Somalia 1978
SSDF Insurgency: Somalia 1978-86
Ethiopian-Somalian Border Clash 1982
SNM Insurgency: Somalia 1982-88
SPM Insurgency: Somalia 1989-90
USC Insurgency: Somalia 1989-90
Somalian Revolution 1990-91
Somalian Civil War 1991-93
Somalian Clan Warfare 1993-Present
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