Battle of Harar

Battle of Harar
	Part of Ogaden War
Date	October 1977 – 27 January 1978
Location	Hararghe, Ethiopia
Result	Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
Ethiopia; Cuba; South Yemen	Somalia; WSLF
Strength
30,000 soldiers; 3,000 soldiers	20,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
	3,000 casualties; 15 tanks captured; many APCs captured; 28 artillery pieces captured

The Battle of Harar was a battle of the Ogaden War. The battle took place from October 1977 until January 1978, and was fought near Harar, Ethiopia. The Cuban soldiers took part supporting the Ethiopian army, during the battle they engaged the attackers in vicious fighting.