1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War

1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
	Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa and the Cold War
Date	June–August 1982
Location	Central Somalia
Result	Ethiopian Victory Ethiopia occupies the disputed border towns of Galdogob and Balanbale until 1988; The United States government delivers emergency military aid to Somalia preventing further attacks;
Belligerents
Ethiopia; SSDF	Somalia; Supported by:; United States
Commanders and leaders
Mengistu Haile Mariam ; Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed	Siad Barre ; Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan
Strength
10,000 Ethiopian soldiers	Unknown

The 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War occurred between June and August 1982 when Ethiopia, sending a 10,000 man invasion force backed by warplanes and armored units, supported by hundreds of SSDF rebels invaded Central Somalia ^[4]. Siad Barre's regime managed to ultimately repulse most of the rebel offensive through declaring a state of emergency in the war zone. ^[1]^[5]. The United States government responded by speeding deliveries of light arms and Pattons already promised. In addition, the initially pledged US$45 million in economic and military aid was increased to US$80 million.^[1]^[5] Until late 1983, there were numerous clashes between Ethiopian and Somali units, especially near Balanbale and in the northwest around the city of Galkayo. However, the Somali forces were unable to dislodge the Ethiopians from Balumbale and Galdogob.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The History Guy: Ethiopia-Somalia Wars and Conflicts". Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ "CIA: The recent trends in the Horn of Africa" (PDF). Retrieved 9 March 2011.
^ "The Status of the Somali Armed Forces" (PDF). Retrieved 9 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b "History – Somalia – problem, area, crops, system, power". www.nationsencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Somalia SOMALIA'S DIFFICULT DECADE, 1980–90 – Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System".

External links

https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP84S00552R000300100003-4.pdf
https://web.stanford.edu/group/laitin_research/cgi-bin/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TransAfrica-Forum.pdf
https://photius.com/countries/ethiopia/national_security/ethiopia_national_security_the_somali.html
Ethiopia's Invasion of Somalia, 1982-83. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Somali Democratic Republic, 1983 - 48 páginas (Somebody knows the link of this article).

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[autogenerated2-1] "The History Guy: Ethiopia-Somalia Wars and Conflicts". Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[2] "CIA: The recent trends in the Horn of Africa" (PDF). Retrieved 9 March 2011.

[3] "The Status of the Somali Armed Forces" (PDF). Retrieved 9 December 2008.

[history-4] "History – Somalia – problem, area, crops, system, power". www.nationsencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[autogenerated1-5] "Somalia SOMALIA'S DIFFICULT DECADE, 1980–90 – Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System".

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