Somali National Movement
| Somali National Movement | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Ahmed Mohamed Gulaid (1981–1982) Yusuf Sheikh Ali Madar (1982–1983) Colonel Abdiqadir Kosar Abdi (1983–1984) Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1984–1990) Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1990–1991) |
| Group | Isaaq |
| Headquarters | London (1981–1982) Hargeisa (1989–1991) |
| Active regions | Somaliland Somalia |
| Ideology | Primary: Anti-authoritarianism Islamism Regionalism Anti-communism Factions: Isaaq interests |
| Allies | USC Derg Ethiopia |
| Opponents | Somalia |
| Wars | Somali Civil War |
The Somali National Movement (SNM; Somali: Dhaqdhaqaaqa Wadaniga Soomaaliyeed; Arabic: الحركة الوطنية الصومالية) was one of the first organised guerrilla and mujahideen groups that opposed the Siad Barre regime in the 1980s to the 1990s. The group was also the main anti-government faction during the Somaliland War of Independence. The organisation was founded in London, England, on April 6, 1981 by Hassan Isse Jama, Hassan Adan Wadadid, and Ahmed Mohamed Gulaid and other former Somali diplomats, who stated that initially the group's purpose was to overthrow the Siad Barre regime.
In May 1991, the organisation declared an independent Republic of Somaliland in the region that had constituted British Somaliland before independence and unification with the former colony of Italian Somaliland in 1960 after the Somaliland War of Independence.