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The following is a list of Ethiopian–Somali wars and conflicts, giving an overview of the historic and recent conflicts between Ethiopia, Somalia, and Insurgents. 1963–1965 Ogaden Revolt; 1963–1970 Bale Revolt; 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War; 1974–1991 Ethiopian Civil War (WSLF insurgency) 1977–1978 Ogaden War
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 siege of Baidoa was a military confrontation lasting from July 2008 to January 2009 during the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia, during which al-Shabaab laid siege to the headquarters of the Ethiopian backed Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
7 November – Eleven Somali Army soldiers were killed in an Al-Shabaab attack near Wayaanta near Kismayo in southern Somalia. [50] 13 November – Three Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in an Al-Shabab improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a military vehicle in Mogadishu's Daynile district. [51]
January 31, 2009 C.E. – ongoing War in Somalia; Situation in Somalia in February 2009, following the Ethiopian withdrawal. February 22, 2009 C.E. African Union base bombings in Mogadishu; February 24, 2009 C.E. – February 25, 2009 C.E. Battle of South Mogadishu; May 7, 2009 C.E. – October 1, 2009 C.E. Battle of Mogadishu
General Vasily Petrov was assigned to restructure the Ethiopian Army. [52] The Soviets also brought in around 15,000 Cuban troops to assist the Ethiopian military. By 1978, the Somali forces were pushed out of most of the Ogaden, although it would take nearly three more years for the Ethiopian Army to gain full control of Godey. [51]
The diplomatic dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia that had led to tense regional relations has been resolved, Somalia's foreign minister says. Ahmed Moalim Fiqi's statement, carried by state TV ...
Ethiopian invasion halted; Ethiopia occupies the border towns of Galdogob and Balanbale until 1988; United States delivers emergency military and humanitarian aid to Somalia to prevent further attacks by Ethiopia [8] Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991) PDRE