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1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War

The Ethiopian–Somali Border War took place from June 1982 to August 1983, when Ethiopia launched a large-scale invasion of central Somalia. Backed by warplanes and armored units, Ethiopia deployed a 10,000-man force alongside thousands of Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) rebels.

1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War · Zuperxiddig1996, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1982
Where
Somalia
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Somalia1919 – today

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