Republic of Somalia (1983: Doomsday)

Introduction
The Republic of Somalia claims to be the legitimate government of the whole of Somalia but in actuality only controls the southwestern regions of Gedo, Lower Juba and Middle Juba.

Post-Doomsday
Towards the end of the second phase of the Somali Civil War the forces of the Organisation of Free Somali States or OFSS attacked Mogadishu and ousted President Mohammed Siad Barre. Barre and such parts of the Somali National Army as were still loyal to him fled to the southern port city of Kismayo where Barre declared himself to still be the President of Somalia.

Before being overthrown Barre had tried to do away with the loyalty to one's clan that pervaded Somali society but in his internal exile he found it increasingly necessary to rely on the support of members of the various branches of the the Darod clan which included his own Marehan sub-clan.

To begin with Barre and his Republic of Somalia completely controlled the regions of Middle and Lower Juba. The neighbouring region of Gedo was divided amongst several different Islamic groups and clan militias.

The early years of the RoS (1990-1995)
During the Somali Civil War the Somali National Army which is what the armed forces of the Republic of Somalia were still called fought on several fronts. In Gedo they fought against a movement called the Gedo Islamlic Union led by Mohamed Haji Yusuf, a former high court judge. To the north they frequently attempted to retake Mogadishu but after a while they were always beaten back by the forces of whichever warlord currently controlled the city

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