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Somali Civil War
Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa and the War on Terror

Map of the current phase of the Somali Civil War
Location
Result

Ongoing conflict

Belligerents

1986–91:
Somalia Somali Democratic Republic (until 1991)

Allied rebel groups:

  • SNF (after 1991)
Supported by:
 United States
South Africa[1]

1986–91:
Armed rebel groups:

1992–95:
 United Nations

1992–93:

USC

2006–09:
Somalia Transitional Federal Government
 Ethiopia
AMISOM
Allied armed groups:

2006–09:
Islamic Courts Union
Oromo Liberation Front[2]
Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
Al-Shabaab
Ras Kamboni Brigades (from 2007)
Jabhatul Islamiya (from 2007)

Muaskar Anole (from 2007)

2009–present:
Somalia Federal Government of Somalia
AMISOM
Supported by:

 United States[3][4]

2009–present:
Al-Qaeda

ISIL (from 2015)[5][6]

Casualties and losses
Casualties:
300,000 (SFG)–500,000+ (AFP)[7][8][9]
Displaced:
1.1 million+[10]
  1. ^ Copson, Raymond W. (1994-01-01). Africa's Wars and Prospects for Peace. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 9781563243004.
  2. ^ Kenya: Seven Oromo Liberation Front Fighters Held in Garissa Allafrica.com (Daily Nation), January 6, 2007
  3. ^ "Al-Shabaab leader's fate unclear after suspected U.S. drone strike". CNN.
  4. ^ "U.S. drone strike in Somalia targets al-Shabab leader". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ "ISIL's First East African Affiliate Conducts Attacks in Somalia, Kenya". DefenseNews. December 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Somalia: Pro-ISIL militants, Al Shabaab clash in deadly Puntland infighting". Garowe Online. December 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "Twentieth Century Atlas – Death Tolls and Casualty Statistics for Wars, Dictatorships and Genocides". Users.erols.com. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  8. ^ c.f. UCDP datasets Archived June 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine for SNA, SRRC, USC, SNM, ARS/UIC and Al-Shabaab tolls.
  9. ^ UCDP non-state conflict tolls
  10. ^ "UNHCR report: More displaced now than after WWII".