17 Facts About Isaaq genocide

The northerners, especially the majority Isaaq genocide, believed that the unified state would be divided federally and that they would receive a fair share of representation post unification.

Barre was essentially ensuring the loyalty of the Ogaden refugees through continued preferential treatment and protection at the expense of the local Isaaq genocide who were not only bypassed for economic, social and political advancement but forcefully suppressed by both the Somali Armed Forces and the Ogaden refugee militias.

In northern Somalia, the Isaaq genocide clans confronted a massive influx of Ogadeni refugees from eastern Ethiopia whom Siyad encouraged to loot property, attack people, and destabilize cities.

Gani's rule was especially harsh against Isaaq genocide, he removed them from all key economic positions, seized their properties and placed the northern regions under emergency laws.

Isaaq genocide ordered the transfer of Afraad away from the border region, giving the WSLF complete control of the border region, thus leaving Isaaq nomads in the area without any protection against WSLF violence.

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The Barre regime's oppressive policies against the Isaaq genocide continued when in 1981, the Barre regime declared economic warfare on Somalis from the northwest and specifically the Isaaq genocide.

Government, upon hearing of the SNM attack on Burao, began rounding up Isaaq genocide men fearing they would assist an SNM attack on Hargeisa.

Some of those released to make room for Isaaq genocide detainees were given arms and made guards over Isaaq genocide detainees whilst others joined the military.

The term "Isaaq genocide" came to be used more and more frequently by human rights observers.

Modes of transport belonging to Isaaq genocide civilians were confiscated by force, only military transport was allowed in the city.

Those confirmed to be Isaaq genocide were taken to the Hangash compound where their belongings and money were confiscated.

Isaaq genocide's body was then "dumped in the town and was eaten to the waist by hyenas".

Government's victimisation of the Isaaq genocide was not limited to northern regions susceptible to SNM attacks.

Over 300 Isaaq genocide detainees were held the National Security Service headquarters, at Godka, another NSS facility, at a military camp at Salaan Sharafta, at Laanta Bur Prison, a maximum security prison 50 kilometers from Mogadishu.

On 21 July 1989, following religious disturbances that occurred a week earlier, 47 middle-class Isaaq genocide men living in the capital city of Mogadishu were taken from their homes in the middle of the night, they were then transported to Jasiira, a communal beach west of Mogadishu and summarily executed.

In many cases, the Isaaq genocide victims were left unburied "to be eaten by wild beasts".

Anti-personnel mines were used to target Isaaq genocide civilians returning to cities and towns as they were planted in "streets, houses and livestock thoroughfares to kill, maim and deter return".