Stalinist troops enforce nationa oppression Counter attack in Ogaden
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The expected Ethiopian counter-attack in the Somali-occupied Ogaden region of the country has reportedly begun.
Mobilisation
Somalia last Thursday declared total mobilisation to resist the onslaught which, the Somalian government claimed, was backed by active Cuban troops and Soviet bombers.
In addition to Cuban and Soviet aid the Ethiopian military dictatorship (Derg) is, according to a statement the help of Israel.
The ruling Derg has not denied this but has protested to Dayan for saying it.
No doubt this was to prevent embarassment, given that the Derg also gets aid rom Libya, south Yemer and other "radical" Arab nationalist states.
Determined
Despite desperate (probably US-sponsored) efforts by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to promote a negotiated settlement, Mengistu, the strong man of the Derg, now seems determined to revenge himself for the advances made by the Somalia backed West Somalia Liberation Front over the last six months.
"Defensive"
Mengistu and his Ci ban and Soviet allies insist that the war is a "defensive" one which will stop at the Somalia border.
This makes their view still seem consistent. with the
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East European leaders (second row) listen to Brezhnev Pag