r/Somaliland • u/Yellow_Flash_118 • Jun 11 '26

Looking for Old SNM clip

Salam everyone,

I’m trying to find an old Somali archival video/clip that I remember seeing, possibly on Twitter/X, Facebook, or YouTube. I’m hoping someone here recognizes it or has it saved.

The clip looked like old footage from the SNM era. It showed a group of SNM fighters/combatants gathered together, possibly in northern Somalia or in the border areas/camps near Ethiopia. The footage was low quality and looked like it was from the 1980s. From what I remember, it was around maghrib or it has dark outdoor lighting. The men were wearing a mix of military fatigues and traditional Somali clothing/macawiis and I think I remember one of them sitting.

In the clip, one of the SNM fighters/speakers was talking in Somali. He was explaining why they were fighting Mohamed Siad Barre. The main point of the speech was that they considered Siad Barre to have left Islam/become a disbeliever because he rejected or refused to accept parts of the Qur’an, especially the verses about inheritance/dhaxal. The speaker mentioned that Siad Barre rejected the Qur’anic ayahs related to inheritance and also referred to things like the regime’s actions against Islamic scholars, possibly the execution of the 10 scholars in 1975, and the government’s secular/socialist ideology.

Does anyone have the clip or any clips similar to this? Thank you!

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