Somalia’s Civil War §

Root causes of Civil war in Somalia §

Tribalism §

• 4 different Clans: Darood, Hawiye, Isaaq and Dir
• New forming parties opposed and interfered the government
• Somalia-Ethiopia conflict
• Somalia Democratic Front (SDF)

Repression of the military §

• Siyad Barre abolished democratic system and moved forward to the dictatorship
• Restricted citizens’ rights and freedom

Impact of Civil war §

• Displacement
• Poverty
• Violence

Political Situation in the country (1990-Present) §

• The collapse of the central government (1990-1992)
• Aid relief to Somalia lead by UN (1992-1995)
• Formation of the Somalia Salvation Union (SSU) (1995-2006)
• The Islamic Courts Union (ICU)
• Federal Government (2009-Present)

Political Issues that arose from the Civil war §

• Al-Shabaab
• Declining Economy
• Lack of a proper constitution
• Corruption
• Lack of concrete military to enforce law and order