List of wars involving Somaliland

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Somaliland and its predecessors.

Ifat Sultanate (1285–1403)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Ifat invasion of Shewa Sultanate (1285-1286)	Ifat Sultanate	Ethiopian Empire	Victory

Ifat Sultanate (1285–1403)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Conquests of the Emperor Amda Seyon I (1316–1332)	Ifat Sultanate	Ethiopian Empire	Defeat

Ifat Sultanate (1285–1403)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Ifat-Abyssinian War (1376–1403)	Ifat Sultanate	Ethiopian Empire	Defeat

Adal Sultanate (1415–1577)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Ethiopian–Adal War (1529-1543)	Adal Sultanate Supported by: Ottoman Empire	Ethiopian Empire Supported by: Portuguese Empire	Stalemate

Sultanate of Harar (1550–1577)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Nech Sar (1559)	Sultanate of Harar	Ethiopian Empire	Victory

Isaaq Sultanate (1750–1884)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Battle of Lafaruug (1749)	Isaaq	Absame clan	Victory

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Battle of Berbera (1827)	Isaaq Habr Awal	British Empire Royal Navy East India Company	Defeat

Dervish State (1899–1920)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Somaliland Campaign (1900–1920)	Dervish State Supported by: Ottoman Empire German Empire Ethiopian Empire (1915–1916)	British Empire Ethiopian Empire (1900–1904) Italian Empire	Defeat

Isaaq Tribe of Somaliland

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Burao tax revolt (1922)	Isaaq Habr Yunis	British Empire British Somaliland	Victory

British Somaliland (1884–1960)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Italian conquest of British Somaliland (1940)	British Empire British Somaliland	Italy Italian East Africa	Defeat

British Somaliland (1884–1960)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Operation Appearance (1941)	British Empire British Somaliland Supported by: South Africa British Raj	Italy Italian East Africa	Victory

British Somaliland (1884–1960)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
East African campaign (1940-1941)	British Empire British Somaliland Supported by: Free France	Italy Italian East Africa	Victory

Somali Republic (1960–1969)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Shifta War (1963–1967)	Hawiye Tribe Darod Tribe Supported by: Somali Republic Soviet Union	Kenya Supported by: United Kingdom Ethiopia	Stalemate by Ceasefire

Somali Republic (1960–1969)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
First Ogaden War (1964)	Somali Republic Supported by: Egypt	Ethiopia Supported by: United States	Stalemate by Ceasefire

Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Second Ogaden War (1977-1978)	Somali Democratic Republic Supported by: Egypt Saudi Arabia Iraq	Ethiopia Cuba South Yemen Supported by: Soviet Union Israel East Germany North Korea	Defeat

Somali National Movement (1981-1991)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Somaliland War of Independence (1981–1991)	1981–91: Armed rebel groups: SNM (1981) Armed rebel groups: SSDF (1986) SPM (1986) USC (1986)	1986–91: Somali Democratic Republic (until 1991) SNA Allied rebel groups: SNF (after 1991) Supported by: United States South Africa	Victory

Republic of Somaliland (1991-Present)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Puntland–Somaliland dispute (2007–present)	Somaliland	Puntland	Ongoing

See also

• List of conflicts in Somaliland