battle, Cold War

Battle of Burao

Name: Battle of Burao
Location: Burao, Somaliland

Battle of Burao was a battle fought in 1988 at Burao, in what is now Somaliland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Burao. It was part of Q110654542. The recorded result: SNM victory. Recorded strength: 1,200 against Unknown.

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Fought1988

WhereBurao, Somaliland9.528N, 45.535E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSNM victory

BelligerentsSomali National MovementagainstSomali Democratic Republic

Casualties and lossesCity destroyed via aerial bombardmentandHeavy

Part ofQ110654542

Where it sits in Q110654542

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Record

Date	1988 (year precision)
Place	Burao, Somaliland 9.528N, 45.535E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Territorial change	SNM forces overran the city within 2 hours
Strength	1,200	Unknown
Casualties and losses	City destroyed via aerial bombardment	Heavy
Commanders	SNM Handulleh Mohamed Farah Dalmar Yusuf	Yusuf Abdi Ali

Placed at Burao; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

British attack on Berbera 1827, 116 km NW
Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 284 km SW
Siege of Aden 1513, 365 km N
Aden Expedition 1839, 365 km N
Capture of Aden 1548, 368 km N

In the same war

After: Battle of Cadaadley 1988

Elsewhere in 1988

Battle for Hill 3234 Afghanistan
Operation Praying Mantis United Arab Emirates
Johnson South Reef skirmish Vietnam
Operation Ramadan ul-Mubarak Iraq
Battle of Afabet Eritrea

Battle of Burao is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131626382, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Burao, revision 1374512909, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.