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The Allied Somali Forces (ASF) was a political faction of the Somali Civil War. It was the primary opponent of the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM) vying for the control of Kismayo and the Juba River valley the area known as Jubaland.Following the breakdown of central authority in the Somali Civil War General Hersi Morgan declared Jubaland independent on September 3 1998.Opponents to General Morgan came from the Somali Marehan Ogadeni and Habr Gedir ethnic groups.