Somali National Alliance
Somali National Alliance | |
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Participant in the Somali Civil War | |
Active | 1992–1996 |
Groups | Hawiye |
Leaders |
Mohamed Farrah Aidid Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid |
Headquarters | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Area of operations | Parts of Mogadishu and southern Somalia |
Originated as |
United Somali Congress Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM) |
Became | Somalia Reconciliation and Restoration Council |
Allies | Independent faction leaders and groups |
Opponents |
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The Somali National Alliance (SNA) was a political alliance formed in June 1992 in Mogadishu, Somalia, with Mohamed Farrah Aidid as its head. Its constituents included Aidid's breakaway United Somali Congress faction, the Somali Patriotic Movement, and other southern groups. They were one faction in the Somali Civil War. Between 2,000-4,000 militants from the Somali National Alliance participated in the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
After the death of the senior Aidid in 1996, his son, Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid, took over the SNA. It eventually became the core of the Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC), formed in 2001.
Leaders and members
- Mohamed Farrah Aidid
- Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid
- Osman Ali Atto
References
- Day, Alan John (1996). Political parties of the world. Stockton. ISBN 1561591440.