Overview
The Somali National Movement was one of the first organised guerrilla and mujahideen groups that opposed the Siad Barre regime in the 1980s to the 1990s. The group was also the main anti-government faction during the Somaliland War of Independence. The organisation was founded in London, England, on April 6, 1981 by Hassan Isse Jama, Hassan Adan Wadadid, Ahmed Mohamed Gulaid, Omar Elmi Dihood and other former Somali diplomats, who stated initially the group's purpose was to overthrow the Siad Barre regime.