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The Somali Civil War is an ongoing conflict that has been happening in Somalia since 1991, involving various armed groups and factions fighting for control of the country. It matters because it has caused widespread suffering, displaced millions of people, and destabilized the region, making Somalia one of the world's longest-running civil conflicts.
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Key facts
- Date
- Date 1981/1988/1991 (disputed) – present
- Location
- Somalia , with spillovers in Kenya and Ethiopia
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- Image
- Black Hawk Down Super64 over Mogadishu coast.jpg
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- Somali Civil War
- Commons category
- Somali Civil War
- start time
- 1991-01-26
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1990s conflicts2000s conflicts2010s civil warsCivil wars involving the states and peoples of AfricaCivil wars of the 20th centuryCivil wars of the 21st centuryCold War conflictsCommons link is on WikidataConflicts in 2022Coup-based civil warsMilitary history of the Indian OceanModern history of Somalia