Western Somali Liberation Front | |
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Jabhadda Xoreynta Somali Galbeed | |
Leaders | Hassan Mahmoud |
Dates of operation | 1973–1985 |
Active regions | Somali region |
Ideology | Somali nationalism |
Size | 30,000 (1977) 18,000 (1980) |
Allies | Somalia |
Opponents | Ethiopia SSDF[1] SNM |
Battles and wars | Ethiopian Civil War Ogaden War |
The Western Somali Liberation Front (Somali: Jabhadda Xoreynta Somali Galbeed; abbreviated WSLF) was a Somali movement fighting in eastern Ethiopia to liberate the Ogaden region from Ethiopian control. It played a major role in the Ogaden War of 1977–78, assisting the invading Somali Army.