List of wars involving Somaliland

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Somaliland and its predecessors.

Ifat Sultanate (1285–1403)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Ifat invasion of Shewa Sultanate (1285-1286)	Ifat Sultanate	Ethiopian Empire	Victory

Ifat Sultanate (1285–1403)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Conquests of the Emperor Amda Seyon I (1316–1332)	Ifat Sultanate	Ethiopian Empire	Defeat

Ifat Sultanate (1285–1403)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Ifat-Abyssinian War (1376–1403)	Ifat Sultanate	Ethiopian Empire	Defeat

Adal Sultanate (1415–1577)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Ethiopian–Adal War (1529-1543)	Adal Sultanate  Ottoman Empire (1542–43)	Ethiopian Empire Portuguese Empire (1541–43)	Stalemate Return to the status quo ante bellum[1] Withdrawal of the few remaining Adal-Ottoman troops from the Ethiopian Highlands after the death of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi[2] Reprisal conflict occurs between the armies of the Ethiopian Empire and the Adal Sultanate[3][4] Weakening of the Abyssinians and Adalites, which opened the door for The Great Oromo Migrations

Sultanate of Adal (1550–1577)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Nech Sar (1559)	Adal Sultanate	Ethiopian Empire	Victory Adal succeeds in regaining control of the southern part of the Ethiopian Empire[5][6][7]

Isaaq Sultanate (1750–1884)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Battle of Lafaruug (1749)	Isaaq Sultanate	Absame tribes Ogaden tribes	Victory Establishment of the Isaaq Sultanate Isaaq expansion into southern Saaxil and parts of Maroodi Jeex

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Battle of Berbera (1827)	Isaaq Sultanate Habr Awal	United Kingdom  East India Company	Defeat

Dervish State (1899–1920)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Somaliland Campaign (1900–1920)	Dervish movement Supported by: Ottoman Empire Ethiopia (1915–1916) [8][9]	British Empire  Italy  Ethiopia (1900–1904)	Defeat

Isaaq Tribe of Somaliland

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Burao tax revolt (1922)	Isaaq Sultanate Habr Yunis	United Kingdom British Somaliland	Victory Captain Allan Gibb killed Protectorate Tax Policy abandoned Burao destroyed after Royal Air Force firebombing

British Somaliland (1884–1960)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Italian conquest of British Somaliland (1940)	British Empire  United Kingdom  India  Somaliland  Kenya  Nyasaland  Northern Rhodesia  Southern Rhodesia  Australia (naval)  South Africa (air force)	Italy  Italian East Africa	Defeat Annexed to Italian East Africa[a]

British Somaliland (1884–1960)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Operation Appearance (1941)	United Kingdom British India  South Africa  Somaliland	Italy  Italian East Africa	Victory Re-establishment of British Somaliland

British Somaliland (1884–1960)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
East African campaign (1940-1941)	British Empire  United Kingdom  India  South Africa Kenya  Sudan Nigeria  Gold Coast  Somaliland  Northern Rhodesia  Southern Rhodesia Uganda  Nyasaland  Australia  New Zealand Ethiopian Arbegnoch Belgium  Congo  Free France Equatorial Africa	Italy  Italian East Africa	Victory Dissolution of Italian East Africa (AOI) Eritrea, Somaliland and Ethiopia under British military administration

Somali Republic (1960–1969)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Shifta War (1963–1967)	Northern Frontier Districts Liberation Movement Hawiye group Darod group Supported by: Somalia  Soviet Union	Kenya Colony (until Dec. 1963) Kenya (from Dec. 1963) Supported by:  United Kingdom  Ethiopian Empire[10]	Ceasefire

Somali Republic (1960–1969)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
First Ogaden War (1964)	Somalia Supported by: Egypt[11][12]	Ethiopia Supported by: United States[13]	Stalemate Armistice Ethiopian incursions failed Status quo ante bellum Demilitarized zone created July 1964 OAU Cairo Declaration

Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Second Ogaden War (1977-1978)	Somalia WSLF	Ethiopia  Cuba  Soviet Union[14]  South Yemen[15]	Defeat Somalia breaks all ties with the Soviet Bloc and the Second World (except China and Romania).[16] Beginning of the Somali Rebellion

Somali National Movement (1981-1991)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Somaliland War of Independence (1981–1991)	SNM Supported by: Ethiopia (1981-1986)[17][18]	Somalia Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party Supported by:  Djibouti[19][20]  United States (1981-1988)[21][22][23]  Saudi Arabia[23] Libya (1988-1991)[23][24]  South Africa (1984-1991)[24]	Victory End of the Isaaq Genocide. End of WSLF oppression Grand Conference of the Northern Clans held in Burao ends major combat operations Collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic Creation of the Republic of Somaliland on 18 May 1991. Beginning of the 1991 Zeila incursion

Republic of Somaliland (1991-Present)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Puntland–Somaliland dispute (1998–present)	Somaliland	Somalia  SSC-Khatumo  Puntland	Ongoing Khatumo forces partially seize the Sool and region from Somaliland and reintegrate it into the Federal Government of Somalia Las Anod conflict between Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo begins in 2023
Las Anod conflict (2023–present) (2023–present)	Somaliland	Somalia[25]  SSC-Khatumo	Ongoing Recognition of Khatumo State by Federal Government of Somalia Spillover into Togdheer and Sanaag regions SSC-Khatumo troops capture 3 military bases and towns in the Las Anod District and Sool region.[26] SSC forces push Somaliland army 100km west from Las Anod[27]

See also

• List of conflicts in Somaliland

Notes

1. 18 August 1940 – 8 April 1941