The Somali National Movement (Somali: Dhaq dhaqaaqa wadaniga soomaliyeed, Arabic: الحركة الوطنية الصوماليه) was a 1980s–1990s Somali rebel group. Founded and led by Isaaq members to protect the clan's interests, it was key in the formation of Somaliland, a self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia.
Read more about Somali National Movement: Formation, Insurgency in Somalia 1982–1988, Military Operations, Mid-1980s: Factions Vie For Control, Loss of Ethiopian Support, 1988: Renewed Fighting, 1988, Somali Civil War, Somaliland
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