5th December 1934: The Walwal Incident lays the foundations for the Abyssinia Crisis with Italy


Does anyone know the Somali side of this story?Seems like a non event in Somali history even though it would have huge historical significance.

The incident as often been painted as skirmish between Italians and Ethiopians. This report says the Italians and British were trying to avoid tensions and the Somalis seem to have smoked many Ethiopians in the early skirmishes.
 
Ethiopians were trying to loot a Somali family who fled behind the Italian fake borders. As always even if the Ethiopians fight satan it’s because they stole his tail.
 
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