"war of independence" . . "*End ofIsaaq genocide" . . . "Somaliland War of Independence" . "bloody war of independence" . . . . . "*Collapse of theSomali Democratic Republic" . "3,000\u20134,000 (1982\u20131988)" . . "Somaliland war of independence" . . . . "40,000 (1987)" . . "Somaliland War of Independence#Battle of Dilla and the capture of Awdal" . . . . . . . . . . "SNM victory" . . . . "declares independence" . "Somaliland War of Independence" . "*Grand Conference of the Northern Clans held inBuraoends major combat operations" . . "in the northwest" . "Somalia" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ethiopia" . . . . . . . . . . . "Numerous South African andRhodesian mercenaries" . . "civil war" . . "SNM" . . "*End of WSLF oppression" . . . . . . . "99,000\u2013100,000 civilian combatants (1991)" . "1981-04-06" . . "bloody civil war for independence" . . "South Africa" . . . . . . "sacrificed their lives" . "Supported by:" . . . . "gain independence" .