Begun by a group of affected mainly Ogadeni or Absame Senior military officers led by Colonel Shukri Weyrah Kaariye, and colonel Bashir Bililiqo, with an area of operations centered on the Jubaland region and the Kenyan border (mid and Lower Jubba). They were early allies of the UNC in operations against Siad Barre. A key accomplishment was the seizure of Bale-Dogle air base in the days prior to Barre's flight from Mogadishu.[1]
However, after Barre's flight, when Ali Mahdi's Manifesto Group announced the formation of an "interim government" without consulting SPM leadership, a crisis ensued. After fighting broke out between the Manifesto Group supporters and the SPM, the SPM was accused of suddenly reversing direction and allied itself with Barre, who was seeking to reestablish his regime. This reversal was angrily resisted by many of the original Ogadeni, who split off into their own faction.
The SPM thus sundered into two tribal-oriented factions:
SPM Absame, or SPM-SNA, under Ahmed Omar Jess and Gedi Ugas Madhar
On August 12, 1992, the SPM mainly Absame faction joined General Aidid to form the Somali National Alliance. The SPM fractured along tribal lines, and massacres and ethnic cleansing began between the two rival factions, as well as their external enemies.
In 1998, the SPM (Harti/Absame) under General "Morgan", based out of Kismayo, founded the autonomous state of Jubaland. They were strenuously opposed by the Allied Somali Forces, which later became the Juba Valley Alliance. The SPM and ASF/JVA contended over the control of south Somalia until the JVA proved victorious, driving General "Morgan" into exile.
somali, patriotic, movement, somali, dhaqdhaqaaqa, wadaniga, soomaaliyeed, arabic, الحركة, الوطنية, الصومالية, political, party, paramilitary, organization, somalia, faction, somali, civil, founded, commanded, colonel, bashir, bililiqo, until, death, 1992, suc. Somali Patriotic Movement SPM Somali Dhaqdhaqaaqa Wadaniga Soomaaliyeed Arabic الحركة الوطنية الصومالية was a political party and paramilitary organization in Somalia and a key faction in the Somali Civil War It was founded and commanded by Colonel Bashir Bililiqo until his death in 1992 he was succeeded by Major general Aden Abdullahi Nur and his deputy Major general Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan it was based in the Jubaland region Somali Patriotic MovementLeadersSPM Ogadeni SPM SNA Colonel Shukri Weyrah kaariye Bashir Bililiqo General Aden Abdullahi Nur Gabyow Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess Gedi Ugas MadharSPM Harti General Aden Abdullahi Nur Gabyow General Mohammed Siad Hersi Morgan Dates of operationUnified 1989 1992SPM Ogadeni 1992 2004SPM Harti 1992 2003Group s Ogaden SPM Ogadeni andnon Ogaden known as SPM Harti HeadquartersKismayoActive regionssouthern SomaliaIdeologyAnti communismAnti Siad BarreAlliesSSDF Before split United Somali Congress USC OpponentsSPM Harti Juba Valley Alliance JVA Succeeded bySPM Ogadeni joined Somali National Alliance SNA Begun by a group of affected mainly Ogadeni or Absame Senior military officers led by Colonel Shukri Weyrah Kaariye and colonel Bashir Bililiqo with an area of operations centered on the Jubaland region and the Kenyan border mid and Lower Jubba They were early allies of the UNC in operations against Siad Barre A key accomplishment was the seizure of Bale Dogle air base in the days prior to Barre s flight from Mogadishu 1 However after Barre s flight when Ali Mahdi s Manifesto Group announced the formation of an interim government without consulting SPM leadership a crisis ensued After fighting broke out between the Manifesto Group supporters and the SPM the SPM was accused of suddenly reversing direction and allied itself with Barre who was seeking to reestablish his regime This reversal was angrily resisted by many of the original Ogadeni who split off into their own faction The SPM thus sundered into two tribal oriented factions SPM Absame or SPM SNA under Ahmed Omar Jess and Gedi Ugas Madhar SPM Harti under Aden Abdillahi Nur Gabyow Himself from Ogaden Absame clan Chairman and General Mohamed Siad Hersi Morgan Militia Commander On August 12 1992 the SPM mainly Absame faction joined General Aidid to form the Somali National Alliance The SPM fractured along tribal lines and massacres and ethnic cleansing began between the two rival factions as well as their external enemies In 1998 the SPM Harti Absame under General Morgan based out of Kismayo founded the autonomous state of Jubaland They were strenuously opposed by the Allied Somali Forces which later became the Juba Valley Alliance The SPM and ASF JVA contended over the control of south Somalia until the JVA proved victorious driving General Morgan into exile See also EditSomali Civil War Factions in the Somali Civil WarExternal links EditAden Abdullahi Nur Gabyow Armed opposition in SomaliaReferences Edit The Liberation Movements of Somalia Archived 2006 12 10 at the Wayback Machine Jack L Davies 27 August 1994 nbsp This Somalia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an African political party is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a paramilitary organization or suspected paramilitary organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Somali Patriotic Movement amp oldid 1178158258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
