CoolPoisons wrote:The_Patriot wrote:CoolPoisons wrote:i think we need to bring back WLSF
jabhad kacaankii barakaysana sameeyey. all Somalida were in there in 1977
WSLF was destroyed by Siyad Bare and not Ogaden for your info thats the reason ONLF was created in 1984 to be independent from MSB govt policies.
WLSF guulku gaaray no other somali group ayaa gaaray
we went all 60km to Adis Ababa. they had ciidan, hub, airforce, tanks.
It depends how you measure success.
WSLF was doing fine till MSB made the Somali military join in the war.
WSLF had done a successful job of cutting down the logistical support of the Mengistu army in the Ogaden and since the entire Ethiopia was rebellious Mengistu Govt wa s on its knees and Siyad did the greatest mistake of going in(he was fooled by Saudis & Egyptians who gave him empty promises).
When he went in Mengistu agreed to forfeit all land east of Harar, Siyad Govt refused and he wanted to take over Addis.
When the Cubans and USSR got involved Siyad Forced the SNA to withdraw which created division among the SNA.
What followed is a large migration of Refugees from Ogadenia who lost their property, life and belongings.What was sad was the fact that these refugees were deliberatly settled in hostile regions that MSB govt would use them for his own personal scores against other ethnic somali groups.