What the records say
- When
- 13 Jul 1977 – 15 Mar 1978
- Kind
- Interstate war
- Deaths
- 30,000
- Coordinates
- 9.35° N, 42.80° E
- Type
- Interstate war
- Region
- Africa
- Cities
- Jijiga
- Side a
- Somalia
- Side b
- Ethiopia (+ Cuban and Soviet military support)
- Alliances
- Somalia, Ethiopia (+ Cuban and Soviet military support)
Placed approximately by the source.
Ogaden War
1977–1978 war between Ethiopia and Somalia over Ogaden region
The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War, was a military conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia fought from July 1977 to March 1978 over control of the sovereignty of the Ogaden region. Somalia launched an invasion in support of the Western Somali Liberation Front (WSLF) insurgency, triggering a broader inter-state war.
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3 sources record it
- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
- COW Inter-State War Data v4.0Correlates of War Project · names it “Second Ogaden War, Phase 2”Correlates of War: free use with citation
- Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
Includes 4 events
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- Somali invasion of Ogaden13 Jul 1977 · Military operation
- France → Djibouti (unknown)1977 · Territorial change
- Ethiopian Civil War12 Sep 1974 · Civil war
- Somaliland War of Independence6 Apr 1981 · War of independence
- crash du Nord Noratlas à Djibouti3 Feb 1982 · Air disaster
- EgyptAir Flight 76319 Mar 1972 · Air disaster