Somali invasion of Ogaden

The Somali invasion of Ogaden took place in July 1977, when Somalia attacked Ethiopia in two formations. The main force had the aim of seizing Jijiga, Harar and Dire Dawa while a secondary force assaulted Dolo, Gode and Imi. The Somali National Army (SNA) committed to invade the Ogaden on 12 July 1977, according to Ethiopian Ministry of National Defense documents.

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1977  Wikidata
invasion, Derg, Western Somali Liberation Front, Somali Democratic Republic, Derg, 

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Location: 7.28, 44.3, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1977 Somali invasion of Ogaden

1934-12-05T00:00:00Z

1934-12-05T00:00:00Z

1934 Ual-Ual Incident

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1936-04-25T00:00:00Z

1936 Battle of the Ogaden

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1964-04-02T00:00:00Z

1964 1964 Ethiopian-Somali Border War

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1978-03-23T00:00:00Z

1977 — 1978 Ogden War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1934	Ual-Ual Incident	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1936	Battle of the Ogaden	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1977	Somali invasion of Ogaden	invasion, Derg, Western Somali Liberation Front, Somali Democratic Republic	Wikidata
event	war	1964	1964 Ethiopian-Somali Border War	war, Ethiopian Empire, Somali Republic	Wikidata
event	war	1977	Ogden War	Derg, Western Somali Liberation Front, Somali Democratic Republic, war, Ethiopia, Cuba, Somalia, Soviet Union, South Yemen	Wikidata