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Shifta War

The Shifta War or Gaf Daba (1963–1967) was a secessionist conflict in which ethnic Somalis, Muslim Borana, Sakuye, Gabbra and Rendille in the then Northern Frontier District (NFD) of Kenya attempted to join Somalia. The Kenyan government named the conflict "shifta", after the Swahili word for "bandit", as part of a propaganda effort. The Kenyan…

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Location
North Eastern Province, Kenya
Date
Datec. November 1963–1967 (4 years) LocationNorth Eastern Province, KenyaResult Inconclusive · c. November 1963–1967 (4 years)
Result
Inconclusive

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Shifta War

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Avg. degree1.98
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Shifta War

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related to Strategic implications · 18
Shifta War → Despite, Eastern, Following, From, Great Britain, Israel, Kenya, Kenya Army, Kenyan, NFD, Siad Barre, Somali, Somalia, The, The Kenya Army, This, Ultimately, United States
Date · 2
Shifta War → c. November 1963–1967 (4 years), Datec. November 1963–1967 (4 years) LocationNorth Eastern Province, KenyaResult Inconclusive
Location · 1
Shifta War → North Eastern Province, Kenya
Result · 1
Shifta War → Inconclusive

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kenya government somalia kenyan somali nfd war also british 1963 conflict security northern shifta district support shiftas violence forces 1967

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Shifta WarDateDatec. November 1963–1967 (4 years) LocationNorth Eastern Province, KenyaResult Inconclusive1.00infobox
Shifta WarDatec. November 1963–1967 (4 years)1.00infobox
Shifta WarLocationNorth Eastern Province, Kenya1.00infobox
Shifta WarResultInconclusive1.00infobox
the Nairobi-basedinstance ofThe NPPPP itself sidelined other separatist groups0.80text
Turkana would also join the insurgentsinstance ofNon-Somalis0.80text
Shifta Warrelated to Strategic implicationsDespite0.60section
Shifta Warrelated to Strategic implicationsKenyan0.60section
Shifta Warrelated to Strategic implicationsSomalia0.60section
Shifta Warrelated to Strategic implicationsFollowing0.60section
Shifta Warrelated to Strategic implicationsSomali0.60section
Shifta Warrelated to Strategic implicationsSiad Barre0.60section

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