What the records say
- When
- Jul 1977 – Aug 1977
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 9.58° N, 41.87° E
- Description
- 1977 series of battles between Ethiopia and Somalia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Dire Dawa
1977 battle between Ethiopia and Somalia
The Battle of Dire Dawa were a series of battles that took place between 17 July and 17 August 1977 between Ethiopian Armed Forces and Somali Armed Forces near the town of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia and adjacent to the airfield of the same name during the Ogaden War.
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