Event Ethio-Somali War

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Was a military conflict fought between Somalia and Ethiopia from July 1977 to March 1978 over the Ethiopian region of Ogaden.

Chronology

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1. Somali Invasion of Ogaden

Somalian invasion of Ethiopian Ogaden during the Ethio-Somali War.

  • November 1977: Battle of Harar.
  • August 1977: By 17 August elements of the Somali Army had reached the outskirts of the strategic city of Dire Dawa.
  • October 1977: By September Ethiopia was forced to admit that it controlled only about 10% of the Ogaden and that the Ethiopian defenders had been pushed back into the non-Somali areas of Harerge, Bale, and Sidamo.
  • October 1977: Battle of Jijiga.
  • July 1977: By the end of the month 60% of the Ogaden had been taken by the SNA-WSLF force, including Gode, on the Shabelle River.

2. Ethiopian-Cuban counter-attack

Was an Ethiopian military counterattack, with Cuban support, against the Somali forces occupying territories in Ogaden.

  • March 1978: The Ethiopian army re-captures of Jijiga after only two days of Somali occupation.
  • March 1978: The last significant Somali unit leaves Ethiopia, marking the end of the Ogaden War.