Battle of Jijiga

Battle of Jijiga
	Part of Ogaden War
	; M47 tank of Ethiopian forces, destroyed after first battle of Jijiga.
Date	September 1977 – 5 March 1978
Location	Jijiga, Ethiopia
Result	Somali victory;
Belligerents
Ethiopia; Cuba	Somalia
Strength
1977:; 25,000 soldiers; 108 tanks, mostly M47s and M41s	1977:; unknown soldiers; 124 tanks, mostly T-54/55; 1978:; 30,000 soldiers; 30,000 militias
Casualties and losses
	1977:; Ethiopia:; 43 tanks destroyed; 28 APCs; 1978:; Cuba:; 6 T-62 destroyed; 8 T-62 damaged

The Battle of Jijiga was a series of battles that was part of the Ogaden War. The battles were fought in Jijiga, Ethiopia and was one the largest battles of the conflict.