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Both Ali Mahdi and Aidid claimed to lead national unity governments, and each vied to lead the reconstruction of the Somali state. [6] Somali National Alliance. Aidid's wing of the USC would morph into the Somalia National Alliance (SNA) or USC/SNA.
On July 9, 1994 the Lower Jubba Peace Conference led to a peace agreement signed by Atto as the Somali National Alliance (SNA) representative and by general Hersi Morgan of the Somali National Front (SNF). However, Hersi Morgan's adversaries in Lower Jubba, the Absame clan, did not take part, making the peace accord stillborn. In late 1994 ...
The Somali National Alliance (SNA) was a political alliance of anti-communist political parties in Somalia, existing from 1992 to 2002. The alliance was led by Mohamed Farrah Aidid and Osman Ali Atto, and the alliance had a militia of 4,000 troops; these men were able to defeat the United States in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu during the Somali Civil War. In 2002, the alliance was dissolved.
In addition to Somali, Arabic, which is also an Afro-Asiatic tongue, is an official national language in Somalia and Djibouti. Many Somalis speak it due to millennia-old ties with the Arab world, the far-reaching influence of the Arabic media, and religious education. [169] Somalia and Djibouti are also both members of the Arab League. [40] [170]
Somali nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Somalia, as amended; the Somali Citizenship Law, and its revisions; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory.
The Juba Valley Alliance (JVA; Somali: Isbahaysiga Dooxada Jubba) is a political faction of the Somali Civil War.It was the primary opponent of the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM) and the Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC) vying for the control of Kismayo and the Juba River valley, the area known as Jubaland.
The Conference on National Reconciliation in Somalia was an attempt to end the Somali Civil War. It led to the signing of the Addis Ababa Agreement (1993) , on March 27, 1993. Fifteen different warring factions agreed to the principles of reconciliation and disarmament , but the agreement was shoaled by continued violence in Somalia.
