1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
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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 thousands of SSDF rebels invaded Central Somalia.[10] The United States government responded by speeding up deliveries of light arms and main battle tanks already promised. In addition, the initially pledged US$45 million in economic and military aid was increased to US$80 million.[11]
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1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War | |||||||||
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Part of the Ethiopian–Somali conflict and the Cold War | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Ethiopia SSDF | Somalia | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Mengistu Haile Mariam Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed |
Siad Barre Mohammad Ali Samatar Mohamed Farrah Aidid | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
10,000 Ethiopian soldiers 2,000–5,000 SSDF militia[5][6] | 2,500 Somali National Army soliders[7] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
1,392 casualties[8] | 3,506 casualties (Ethiopian claim)[9] |
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