Could Ethiopia defeat Somalia without Soviet Union aid?

[antonio]

Mustang:

"Under Mussolini from 1935 to 1939 and then under Barre from 1977 to 1980"


This is totally false. Somali army invaded Ogaden in 1977 and its last troops were expelled in 1980.

Somali army was defeated in March 1978.

 

[Pla]

Well one of the great things we're good at is WAR

a powerful somali state can be a bigger threat than nazi germany if we have a big enough army and technology

 

[Saalax Bidaar]

Nope. The SNA was clearly superior. the soviets and Cubs saved The Ethiopians from annahilation at the hands of the Somali National Army.

facade of Self claimed lion of Africa by Ethiopian Army was thoroughly stripped and reduced into a cowering mice

 

[antonio]

We should not forget that WSLF was active until 1989.

Check out this article:


ETHIOPIA-SOMALIA: CONTINUING MILITARY IMBALANCE IN THE OGADEN


https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP84S00552R000300100003-4.pdf

 

[antonio]

A new video about Ogaden War: