UCDP

General information

Part of Conflict: n/a

First Battle Related Death: 1997-03-11

Date when dyad reached 25 battle releated deaths: 1997-08-23
Comment on date when dyad reached 25 battle related deaths: The non-state conflict between the Forces of General Morgan and the Forces of Omar Jess is first included in UCDP data in 1997. In August of that year fighting between the two groups led to more than 25 battle-related deaths.

Conflict issues

Annual information

This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.

1997

Estimated Fatalities
High	188
Best	188
Low	188

Secondary Warring Support:

Side A (Forces of General Morgan): n/a

Side B (Forces of Omar Jess): n/a

1998

Estimated Fatalities
High	251
Best	240
Low	214

Secondary Warring Support:

Side A (Forces of General Morgan): n/a

Side B (Forces of Omar Jess): n/a

Dyad Archive

This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.

1997 Dyad Archive

Comment on Active: Fighting between the two Forces broke out in March, when General Morgan’s forces started to attack Kismayo town, held by Forces of Omar Jess. Those attacks were countered by Omar Jess, who remained in control of the city until August, when in renewed and intensified fighting General Morgan succeeded in taking control of the city.

Terminated: NO

1998 Dyad Archive

Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The differences in the fatalities estimate results from differing fatalities reports, mainly for one incident in December for which sources report fatality estimates between 22 and 48.
Comment on Active: Violence between the two groups began in late March and went on until early May. During that period, Forces of Omar Jess attacked small villages around Kismayo as well as Kismayo itself, but General Morgan succeeded in keeping control of the city. Sporadic violence erupted again in October, November and December, partly as a reaction the General Morgan’s declaration of independence of Jubaland.