battle, Cold War

Capture of Borama

Name: Capture of Borama
Location: Borama, Somaliland

Capture of Borama was a battle fought in 1991 at Borama, in what is now Somaliland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Borama. It was part of Q107177113. The recorded result: SNM victory. Recorded strength: 99th Brigade against Oromo and Gadabursi defenders.

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Fought1991

WhereBorama, Somaliland9.933N, 43.182E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSNM victory

BelligerentsSomali National MovementagainstSomalia; Gadabursi militias; Oromo militias

Casualties and lossesMinimumand200-300 killed

Part ofQ107177113

Where it sits in Q107177113

4 placed engagements of Q107177113 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1991 (year precision)
Place	Borama, Somaliland 9.933N, 43.182E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Territorial change	The Somali National Movement captures the town of Borama
Strength	99th Brigade	Oromo and Gadabursi defenders
Casualties and losses	Minimum	200-300 killed
Commanders	Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah	Somalia

Placed at Borama; 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, 208 km E
Battle of Das 1332, 252 km NW
Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 320 km SE
Siege of Aden 1513, 376 km NE
Aden Expedition 1839, 376 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Balidhiig 1987
After: Dilla Massacre 1991

Elsewhere in 1991

Capture of Borama is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139571737, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Borama (1991), revision 1375681815, 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.