when President Siad Barre’s government was toppled, thrusting Somalia into chaos. The force is primarily made up of young Somalis recruited from rural areas, away from the urban centers where Al ...

Somali military force members supporting anti-government ... who had ousted dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and plunged the Horn of Africa country into civil war. The 15-member body adopted two ...

the Somali military quickly began to lose ground and the war ended without any territory exchanging hands. The war's failure also led to significant dissent in Somalia — in the years following, Siad ...

Somalia has been the scene of brutal fighting since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre before fighting among themselves. Recently, the presence of Ethiopian troops trying to ...