Event Somali Invasion of Ogaden

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

Chronology

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  • October 1977: Battle of Jijiga.
  • November 1977: Battle of Harar.
  • 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.