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This is a list of wars involving Somalia in which Somali armed forces participated in after Somalia's independence on the 1st of July 1960.
- Somalia defeat
- Somalia victory
- Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, result unknown or indecisive)
- Ongoing conflict
| Date | Conflict | Allies | Enemies | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War |
SomaliaSupported by: 
Egypt
[1]
|
EthiopiaSupported by: 
United States
[2]
|
Cease-fire
|
| 1977–1978 | Ogaden War |
Somalia
WSLFSupported by: 
Egypt
[3]
Saudi Arabia
[4]
[5]
Iraq
[5]
[6]
|
Ethiopia
Cuba
Soviet Union
South Yemen
[7]Supported by: 
Israel
[8]
[9]
East Germany
North Korea
[10]
|
Defeat
[11]
[12]
|
| 1982 | 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War |
Somalia Supported by:
United States
|
Ethiopia
|
Stalemate |
| 1981/1988/1991 (disputed) – present | Somali Civil War |
Somalia
United States
[18]
[19] Supported by: 
Italy
[20] 
Turkey
[21] 
United Kingdom
[22]
|
Al-Qaeda
|
Ongoing
|
References
- ^ Mekonnen, Teferi (2018). "The Nile issue and the Somali-Ethiopian wars (1960s–78)". Annales d'Éthiopie. 32: 271–291. doi: 10.3406/ethio.2018.1657.
- ^ Lefebvre, Jeffrey (1998). "The United States, Ethiopia and the 1963 Somali-Soviet Arms Deal: Containment and the Balance of Power Dilemma in the Horn of Africa". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 36 (4): 611–643. doi: 10.1017/S0022278X98002870. JSTOR 161927. S2CID 154644957.
- ^ Mekonnen, Teferi (2018). "The Nile issue and the Somali-Ethiopian wars (1960s–78)". Annales d'Éthiopie. 32: 271–291. doi: 10.3406/ethio.2018.1657.
- ^ Tareke 2000, p. 656.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Nina J. (2002). Somalia; Issues, History, and Bibliography. Nova Publishers. p. 64. ISBN 9781590332658.
- ^ Malovany, Pesach (21 July 2017). Wars of Modern Babylon. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813169453.
- ^ "Ogaden Area recaptured by Ethiopian Forces with Soviet and Cuban Support -International Ramifications of Ethiopian-Somali Conflict – Incipient Soviet and Cuban Involvement in Ethiopian Warfare against Eritrean Secessionists -Political Assassinations inside Ethiopia". Keesing's Record of World Events (formerly Keesing's Contemporary Archives). 1 May 1978.
- ^ Lefebvre, Jeffrey Alan. Arms for the horn : U.S. Security Policy in Ethiopia and Somalia. University of Pitsburg Press. p. 188.
- ^ "Arms and Rumors From East, West Sweep Ethiopia". Washington Postt. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "North Korea's Military Partners in the Horn". The Diplomat. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Lapidoth, Ruth (1982). The Read Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9024725011.
- ^ Szajkowski, Bogdan (18 June 1981). Marxist Governments_ A World Survey_ Mozambique-Yugoslavia. Springer. p. 656. ISBN 9781349043323.
- ^ Gorman 1981, p. 208
- ^ a b Cowell, Alan (8 October 1982). "Ethiopian Drive Against Somalia Bogs Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Ethiopian and Somali Forces Withdrawn Under Agreement". The New York Times. 26 April 1988.
- ^ "The History Guy: Ethiopia-Somalia Wars and Conflicts". Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Somalia: Status of the Armed Forces" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. March 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Al-Shabaab leader's fate unclear after suspected U.S. drone strike". CNN. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. drone strike in Somalia targets al-Shabab leader". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "US special forces base, Italian army convoy attacked in Somalia". Al Jazeera. 30 September 2019.
- ^ Liddon, Paul (13 July 2019). "The significance of Turkey's overseas military bases". AhvalNews. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "First British troops arrive in Somalia as part of UN mission". The Guardian. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "ISIL's First East African Affiliate Conducts Attacks in Somalia, Kenya". DefenseNews. December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Somalia: Pro-ISIL militants, Al Shabaab clash in deadly Puntland infighting". Garowe Online. December 24, 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
Sources
- Gorman, Robert F. (1981). Political Conflict on the Horn of Africa. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN 978-0-030-59471-7.
- Tareke, Gebru (2000). "The Ethiopia-Somalia War of 1977 Revisited" (PDF). International Journal of African Historical Studies. 33 (3): 635–667. doi: 10.2307/3097438. JSTOR 3097438.
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This is a list of wars involving Somalia in which Somali armed forces participated in after Somalia's independence on the 1st of July 1960.
- Somalia defeat
- Somalia victory
- Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, result unknown or indecisive)
- Ongoing conflict
| Date | Conflict | Allies | Enemies | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War |
Somalia Supported by:
Egypt
[1]
|
Ethiopia Supported by:
United States
[2]
|
Cease-fire
|
| 1977–1978 | Ogaden War |
Somalia
WSLF Supported by:
Egypt
[3]
Saudi Arabia
[4]
[5]
Iraq
[5]
[6]
|
Ethiopia
Cuba
Soviet Union
South Yemen
[7] Supported by:
Israel
[8]
[9]
East Germany
North Korea
[10]
|
Defeat
[11]
[12]
|
| 1982 | 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War |
Somalia Supported by:
United States
|
Ethiopia
|
Stalemate |
| 1981/1988/1991 (disputed) – present | Somali Civil War |
Somalia
United States
[18]
[19] Supported by:
Italy
[20]
Turkey
[21]
United Kingdom
[22]
|
Al-Qaeda
|
Ongoing
|
References
- ^ Mekonnen, Teferi (2018). "The Nile issue and the Somali-Ethiopian wars (1960s–78)". Annales d'Éthiopie. 32: 271–291. doi: 10.3406/ethio.2018.1657.
- ^ Lefebvre, Jeffrey (1998). "The United States, Ethiopia and the 1963 Somali-Soviet Arms Deal: Containment and the Balance of Power Dilemma in the Horn of Africa". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 36 (4): 611–643. doi: 10.1017/S0022278X98002870. JSTOR 161927. S2CID 154644957.
- ^ Mekonnen, Teferi (2018). "The Nile issue and the Somali-Ethiopian wars (1960s–78)". Annales d'Éthiopie. 32: 271–291. doi: 10.3406/ethio.2018.1657.
- ^ Tareke 2000, p. 656.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Nina J. (2002). Somalia; Issues, History, and Bibliography. Nova Publishers. p. 64. ISBN 9781590332658.
- ^ Malovany, Pesach (21 July 2017). Wars of Modern Babylon. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813169453.
- ^ "Ogaden Area recaptured by Ethiopian Forces with Soviet and Cuban Support -International Ramifications of Ethiopian-Somali Conflict – Incipient Soviet and Cuban Involvement in Ethiopian Warfare against Eritrean Secessionists -Political Assassinations inside Ethiopia". Keesing's Record of World Events (formerly Keesing's Contemporary Archives). 1 May 1978.
- ^ Lefebvre, Jeffrey Alan. Arms for the horn : U.S. Security Policy in Ethiopia and Somalia. University of Pitsburg Press. p. 188.
- ^ "Arms and Rumors From East, West Sweep Ethiopia". Washington Postt. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "North Korea's Military Partners in the Horn". The Diplomat. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Lapidoth, Ruth (1982). The Read Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9024725011.
- ^ Szajkowski, Bogdan (18 June 1981). Marxist Governments_ A World Survey_ Mozambique-Yugoslavia. Springer. p. 656. ISBN 9781349043323.
- ^ Gorman 1981, p. 208
- ^ a b Cowell, Alan (8 October 1982). "Ethiopian Drive Against Somalia Bogs Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Ethiopian and Somali Forces Withdrawn Under Agreement". The New York Times. 26 April 1988.
- ^ "The History Guy: Ethiopia-Somalia Wars and Conflicts". Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Somalia: Status of the Armed Forces" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. March 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Al-Shabaab leader's fate unclear after suspected U.S. drone strike". CNN. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. drone strike in Somalia targets al-Shabab leader". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "US special forces base, Italian army convoy attacked in Somalia". Al Jazeera. 30 September 2019.
- ^ Liddon, Paul (13 July 2019). "The significance of Turkey's overseas military bases". AhvalNews. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "First British troops arrive in Somalia as part of UN mission". The Guardian. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "ISIL's First East African Affiliate Conducts Attacks in Somalia, Kenya". DefenseNews. December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Somalia: Pro-ISIL militants, Al Shabaab clash in deadly Puntland infighting". Garowe Online. December 24, 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
Sources
- Gorman, Robert F. (1981). Political Conflict on the Horn of Africa. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN 978-0-030-59471-7.
- Tareke, Gebru (2000). "The Ethiopia-Somalia War of 1977 Revisited" (PDF). International Journal of African Historical Studies. 33 (3): 635–667. doi: 10.2307/3097438. JSTOR 3097438.