Ogaden war

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1977, SOMALIA DECLARED WAR ON ETHIOPIA, STARTING THE OGADEN WAR.

The Ogaden War was a Somali military offensive between July 1977 and March 1978 over the disputed Ethiopian region of Ogaden, which began with the Somali invasion of Ethiopia.
The Soviet Union disapproved of the invasion and ceased its support of Somalia, instead starting to support Ethiopia; the United States, conversely, ceased its support of Ethiopia and started supporting Somalia. By October 1977, Somali Army and WSLF forces controlled up to 90% of Ogaden's territory, about 320,000 square kilometres (120,000 sq m)
Ethiopia was saved from a major defeat and a permanent loss of territory through a massive airlift of military supplies worth $7 billion at the time, the arrival of 16,000 Cuban troops, 1,500 Soviet advisors and two brigades from South Yemen, also airlifted to reinforce Harar.
The Ethiopians prevailed at Harar, Dire Dawa and Jijiga, and began to push the Somalis systematically out of the Ogaden.
By March 1978, the Ethiopians had captured almost all of the Ogaden, prompting the defeated Somalis to give up their claim to the region.
A third of the initial Somali National Army invasion force was killed, and half of the Somali Airforce destroyed; the war left Somalia with a disorganized and demoralized army and an angry population.
All of these conditions led to a revolt in the army which eventually spiraled into a civil war and Somalia's current situation.

 

[Burqad]

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View attachment 2721731977, SOMALIA DECLARED WAR ON ETHIOPIA, STARTING THE OGADEN WAR.

The Ogaden War was a Somali military offensive between July 1977 and March 1978 over the disputed Ethiopian region of Ogaden, which began with the Somali invasion of Ethiopia.
The Soviet Union disapproved of the invasion and ceased its support of Somalia, instead starting to support Ethiopia; the United States, conversely, ceased its support of Ethiopia and started supporting Somalia. By October 1977, Somali Army and WSLF forces controlled up to 90% of Ogaden's territory, about 320,000 square kilometres (120,000 sq m)
Ethiopia was saved from a major defeat and a permanent loss of territory through a massive airlift of military supplies worth $7 billion at the time, the arrival of 16,000 Cuban troops, 1,500 Soviet advisors and two brigades from South Yemen, also airlifted to reinforce Harar.
The Ethiopians prevailed at Harar, Dire Dawa and Jijiga, and began to push the Somalis systematically out of the Ogaden.
By March 1978, the Ethiopians had captured almost all of the Ogaden, prompting the defeated Somalis to give up their claim to the region.
A third of the initial Somali National Army invasion force was killed, and half of the Somali Airforce destroyed; the war left Somalia with a disorganized and demoralized army and an angry population.
All of these conditions led to a revolt in the army which eventually spiraled into a civil war and Somalia's current situation.

Guerillas fought on until the genocide of Operation Lash (1980) , when the Cubans and Ethiopians tried to use chemical weapons and villagization to depopulate Somali and (Bale) oromo villages. Around 20,000 were killed and 800,000 forced to flee to refugee camps in Somalia, the strain of housing those refugees causing the civil war.

 

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I have so much information stored in my PC. When I get home I will contribute to this thread.

Maxamad cali a HY Isaaq military leader of SNM former WSLF and Afraad commander mentions in his biographgy his deputy in the Ahmed Gurey batallion of 77 was a Karanle called Axmad Cali Nuur a Gidir Karanle, after 77 was over he continued a guerilla war in Babile area, his post was inherited by Cali Xeeydar another Gidir who became a General during the TPLF era

 

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Derg were fighting Karanle militia that joined WSLF and SALF for two decades and even Haile Selassie remembers Colonel Cilmi Nuur a Murusade sarkaal leading the Beledweyne front in the 64 War who won the first gold medal for Somalia

 

[Somali Saayid]

Don't forget the WSLF m, those shaheeds were heroes and may Allah rest their souls and give them the highest place in Jannah.