Battle of Harar

Battle of Harar
Part of Ogaden War
Date October 1977 - January 1978 Location Harar, Ethiopia Result Ethiopian-Cuban victory
Belligerents
Ethiopia  Soviet Union  Cuba	Somalia WSLF
Strength
40,000 soldiers 1,500 advisors 11,000 soldiers	20,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
heavy	heavy

The Battle of Harar was a battle of the Ethio-Somali War. The battle took place in October 1977, and was fought near Harar, Ethiopia. The Soviet advisers and Cuban soldiers took part in the supporting role during the battle. Though the Somali forces reached the city outskirts by November, they were too exhausted to take the city and eventually had to withdraw to await the Ethiopian counterattack which would eventually take place in February 1978.

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