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Dilla Massacre

Dilla Massacre was a battle fought in 1991 in what is now Somaliland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q107177113. The recorded result: SNM victory. Recorded strength: unknown against unknown.

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Fought1991
WhereSomaliland9.779N, 43.344E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSNM victory
BelligerentsSomali National MovementagainstSomalia; Gadabursi militias; Oromo militias
Casualties and lossesMinimumandalmost 1000 killed
Part ofQ107177113

Where it sits in Q107177113

Battle of the Mountains, 1984Battle of Balidhiig, 1987Capture of Borama, 1991Dilla Massacre, 199119841991Dilla Massacre, 1991
4 placed engagements of Q107177113 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1991 (year precision)
PlaceSomaliland
9.779N, 43.344E
KindBattle, Cold War
Territorial changeThe SNM captures all of Awdal from the remaining Somali troops; Complete destruction of Dilla and its surroundings
Strengthunknownunknown
Casualties and lossesMinimumalmost 1000 killed
Commanders
  • Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah
  • Somalia
Dilla MassacreDilla MassacreBritish attack on BerberaBritish attack on BerberaHargeisaDire DawaHararBooramaJijiga100 km9.779N, 43.344E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Dilla Massacre is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q65072240, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dilla (1991), revision 1375681894, 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.