The Somali army was considered the most trained and armed in Black Africa
The Saudi leadership at that time was prepared to finance Somali arms purchases from the Europeans after Siad Barre met with them at that time
One of the reasons why America did not support Somalia enough is that members of Congress were close allies of Israel, and Israel also had a logistics team in Ethiopia alongside the Russians, Cubans, and even Libyans! (Gaddafi was very supportive of Ethiopia)
Another indication that Gaddafi was very supportive of Ethiopia is that the Egyptians condemned and said that Libya was shipping planes loaded with weapons including surface to air missiles (this means that Somalia was fighting a country supported by more than 5 countries in terms of troops, experts, logistical support, and With weapons too)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...tid=sr_8_eaf3da2f-d879-45c0-a78f-19fc9f443ddd
Egypt and Sudan pledged to send forces if necessary in the event of Ethiopia's invasion of Somalia
the Egyptian leader said “he had already sent $30 million in arms to aid to Somalia and promised an armored brigade in the vent of an invasion. Sadat said Sudan has made a similar pledge of a brigade, making the total commitment for the two countries 4,000 to 5,000 troops.”
There was concern from the United States about the possibility of an Ethiopian invasion, and this is what they said if they invaded :
There was also support with weapons from countries such as Iraq and Syria, but I will end here only
The Saudi leadership at that time was prepared to finance Somali arms purchases from the Europeans after Siad Barre met with them at that time
One of the reasons why America did not support Somalia enough is that members of Congress were close allies of Israel, and Israel also had a logistics team in Ethiopia alongside the Russians, Cubans, and even Libyans! (Gaddafi was very supportive of Ethiopia)
Another indication that Gaddafi was very supportive of Ethiopia is that the Egyptians condemned and said that Libya was shipping planes loaded with weapons including surface to air missiles (this means that Somalia was fighting a country supported by more than 5 countries in terms of troops, experts, logistical support, and With weapons too)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...tid=sr_8_eaf3da2f-d879-45c0-a78f-19fc9f443ddd
Egypt and Sudan pledged to send forces if necessary in the event of Ethiopia's invasion of Somalia
the Egyptian leader said “he had already sent $30 million in arms to aid to Somalia and promised an armored brigade in the vent of an invasion. Sadat said Sudan has made a similar pledge of a brigade, making the total commitment for the two countries 4,000 to 5,000 troops.”
There was concern from the United States about the possibility of an Ethiopian invasion, and this is what they said if they invaded :
There was also support with weapons from countries such as Iraq and Syria, but I will end here only
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