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On 9 September, religious scholars at a government-organized meeting in Mogadishu publicly called for calm amid the growing Ethiopia–Somalia conflict. [93] On 10 September, the Ethiopian military seized control of all airports in the Gedo region of Somalia, including the strategic airfields of Luuq, Dolow, and Bardhere and Garbahare.
The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaali Galbeed, Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሊያ ጦርነት, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya t’orinet), was a military conflict fought between Somalia and Ethiopia from July 1977 to March 1978 over the sovereignty of Ogaden.
The 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War occurred between June and August 1982 when the Ethiopian military, supported by hundreds of SSDF rebels invaded central Somalia and captured several towns. After a SNA force infiltrated the Ogaden , joined with the WSLF and attacked an Ethiopian army unit outside Shilabo , about 150 kilometers northwest of ...
The 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War, also known as the First Ogaden War [11] marked the first military conflict between the newly established Somali Republic and the Ethiopian Empire, lasting from February to April 1964.
The Ethiopian Air Force (EAF) also began to establish air superiority using its Northrop F-5s, despite being initially outnumbered by Somali MiG-21s. However, Somalia was easily overpowering Ethiopian military hardware and technology. Soviet General Vasily Petrov had to report back to Moscow the "sorry state" of the Ethiopian Army.
In October 2011, a coordinated multinational operation began against Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia, with the Ethiopian military eventually joining the mission the following month. [18] According to Ramtane Lamamra, the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, the additional Ethiopian and AU troop reinforcements are expected to help the Somali ...
The Ethiopian army deployed six divisions consisting of 60,000 men under the command of Merid Negussie. After stationing troops around the border of Somalia to block suspected entry and exit points, the Ethiopian forces moved in, dispersing, encircling and liquidating the rebels.
1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War: Somalia Supported by: Egypt [1] Ethiopia Supported by: United States [2] Cease-fire. The war ended in a ceasefire brokered by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Somalia did not achieve its goal of annexing the Ogaden region, and Ethiopia retained control over the disputed territory. 1977–1978 Ogaden ...