Back جبهة تحرير غرب الصومال Arabic Front d'Alliberament de Somàlia Occidental Catalan Westsomalische Befreiungsfront German Länsi-Somalian vapautusrintama Finnish Front de libération de la Somalie occidentale French Front Pembebasan Somali Barat ID Front Wyzwolenia Zachodniej Somalii Polish Frente de Libertação da Somália Ocidental Portuguese Фронт освобождения Западного Сомали Russian Batı Somali Kurtuluş Ordusu Turkish
| Western Somali Liberation Front | |
|---|---|
| Jabhadda Xoreynta Somali Galbeed | |
 Flag of the Western Somali Liberation Front | |
| Leaders | Hassan Mahmoud |
| Dates of operation | 1973–1985 |
| Active regions | Ogaden |
| 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 Somali inhabited Ogaden region from Ethiopian control. It played a major role in the Ogaden War of 1977–78, assisting the invading Somali Army.
- ^ Hughes, Geraint (2012-03-13). My Enemy's Enemy: Proxy Warfare in International Politics. Liverpool University Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-83764-186-4.