SNM Liberation Struggle is in the Library of Congress Now
The book authored by Abdirahman (Boobe) Yussuf Dualeh detailing Somaliland’s journey to resumption of its sovereignty spearheaded both by the armed movement drove by the military wing of SNM and by the financing of Somaliland individuals spread all over the planet – mostly around then in Europe and Arabian Gulf countries and furthermore numerous inside the country – has been placed in the Library of Congress.
The Siyad Bare regime committed the Isaaq Genocide, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Somaliland citizens without committing any crime, during the span of struggle. The wealth, businesses, and belongings of the residents in almost all the cities were also looted after they were demolished by the indiscriminate aerial bombing of the regime mercenaries. .
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Dear Mr. Duale, It is my pleasure to acknowledge, with many thanks, receipt of your book - “The SNM Liberation Struggle (1981-1993). We deeply appreciate your kindness in sending this material to the Library of Congress. We have entered your book into our collection and it is now available for visitors and researchers to utilize. You can find reference to it by searching our online catalog, found here: http://catalog.loc.gov Sincerely, Edward Miner, Ph.D. African Section Head African and Middle Eastern Division
