Somali Salvation Democratic Front

Somali Salvation Democratic Front
Somali Salvation Democratic Front
Jabhadda Badbaadinta Dimuqraadiyada Soomaaliya
	Emblem
Leaders	Mohamed Abshir Muse (1991–1998); Mohamed Warsame Hoori chief of SSDF army commander (1986–1988), ; Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1978–1986, 1991–1998); Musse Islam (1984–1986); Hassan Ali Mire (1986–1988)
Dates of operation	1978–2001
Group(s)	Majeerteen (1978–2001)
Active regions	Somali Democratic Republic
Ideology	Anti-Siad Barre politics; Somali nationalism; Socialism; Majeerteen interests
Allies	United Somali Congress (USC); United Somali Party; Somali National Democratic Union ; South Yemen ; Ethiopia ; Libyan Jamahiriya
Opponents	Somali Democratic Republic
	Preceded by; Somali Salvation Front, Somali Workers Party, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Somalia Succeeded by; Puntland

Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) (Somali: Jabhadda Diimuqraadiga Badbaadinta Soomaaliyeed), initially known as the Democratic Front for Salvation of Somalia, was a political and paramilitary umbrella organization in Somalia. Founded in 1978 by several army officers, it was the first of several opposition groups dedicated to ousting the authoritarian regime of Mohamed Siad Barre.^[2] With its power base mainly in the Majeerteen clan,^[2]^[3]^[4] SSDF played a significant role in the country's complex political landscape during the late 1970s and 2000s. And Succeeded by the establishment in 1998 of the autonomous Puntland state in northeastern Somalia.^[5]

^ U.S. Army, Center of Military History (2003). United States forces, Somalia after action report and historical overview : the United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994. Center of Military History, U.S. Army. p. 67. ISBN 9781462053940.
^ ^a ^b Nina J. Fitzgerald, Somalia: issues, history, and bibliography, (Nova Publishers: 2002), p.25.
^ Bongartz, Maria (1991). The Civil War in Somalia: Its Genesis and Dynamics. Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
^ Craig, Dylan (2019-06-26). Sovereignty, War, and the Global State. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-19886-2.
^ Yuusuf, Muuse (2021-05-20). The Genesis of the Civil War in Somalia: The Impact of Foreign Military Intervention on the Conflict. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7556-2711-0.

[1] U.S. Army, Center of Military History (2003). United States forces, Somalia after action report and historical overview : the United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994. Center of Military History, U.S. Army. p. 67. ISBN 9781462053940.

[Fitzgerald-2] Nina J. Fitzgerald, Somalia: issues, history, and bibliography, (Nova Publishers: 2002), p.25.

[3] Bongartz, Maria (1991). The Civil War in Somalia: Its Genesis and Dynamics. Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.

[4] Craig, Dylan (2019-06-26). Sovereignty, War, and the Global State. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-19886-2.

[5] Yuusuf, Muuse (2021-05-20). The Genesis of the Civil War in Somalia: The Impact of Foreign Military Intervention on the Conflict. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7556-2711-0.

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