1988 bombardment of Hargeisa

Target entity: 1988 bombardment of Hargeisa
Context triple: [Somaliland War of Independence, notableEvent, 1988 bombardment of Hargeisa]

• A. Fall of Asmara
  The Fall of Asmara was the 1991 capture of Eritrea’s capital by Eritrean People's Liberation Front forces, effectively ending Ethiopian control and paving the way for Eritrean independence.
• B. 1969 Somali coup d'état
  The 1969 Somali coup d'état was a military takeover led by Major General Siad Barre that overthrew Somalia’s civilian government and established an authoritarian regime aligned with scientific socialism.
• C. Battle of Mogadishu
  The Battle of Mogadishu was a 1993 urban combat engagement in Somalia between U.S.-led forces and Somali militiamen that resulted in heavy casualties and became one of the most infamous incidents of American military intervention in the post–Cold War era.
• D. Aden Emergency
  The Aden Emergency was a violent insurgency and period of civil unrest in the 1960s in the British-controlled port of Aden, marking a key episode in the end of British colonial rule in South Arabia.
• E. Gulf of Sidra incident 1986
  The Gulf of Sidra incident of 1986 was a Cold War-era military confrontation in which U.S. naval and air forces clashed with Libya over contested territorial waters, resulting in the downing of Libyan aircraft.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: 1988 bombardment of Hargeisa
Target entity description: The 1988 bombardment of Hargeisa was a devastating aerial and artillery campaign by the Somali government that destroyed much of the city and caused massive civilian casualties and displacement during the conflict in northern Somalia.

• A. Fall of Asmara
  The Fall of Asmara was the 1991 capture of Eritrea’s capital by Eritrean People's Liberation Front forces, effectively ending Ethiopian control and paving the way for Eritrean independence.
• B. 1969 Somali coup d'état
  The 1969 Somali coup d'état was a military takeover led by Major General Siad Barre that overthrew Somalia’s civilian government and established an authoritarian regime aligned with scientific socialism.
• C. Battle of Mogadishu
  The Battle of Mogadishu was a 1993 urban combat engagement in Somalia between U.S.-led forces and Somali militiamen that resulted in heavy casualties and became one of the most infamous incidents of American military intervention in the post–Cold War era.
• D. Aden Emergency
  The Aden Emergency was a violent insurgency and period of civil unrest in the 1960s in the British-controlled port of Aden, marking a key episode in the end of British colonial rule in South Arabia.
• E. Gulf of Sidra incident 1986
  The Gulf of Sidra incident of 1986 was a Cold War-era military confrontation in which U.S. naval and air forces clashed with Libya over contested territorial waters, resulting in the downing of Libyan aircraft.
• F. None of above. chosen