Burco-Duuray offensive
| Burco-Duuray Offensive | |||||||
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| Part of the Somaliland War of Independence and Ethiopian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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SNM | Somalia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mohamed Hashi Lihle † | General Hashi Gani | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~400 fighters |
~1,000 soldiers 70 technical vehicles | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 27 fighters killed (including Mohammed Hashi Lihle) |
170 soldiers killed 17 vehicles destroyed | ||||||
The Burco-Duuray offensive (Somali: Gudogalkii Burco Duuray}) was a confrontation during the Somaliland War of Independence, fought on 17 October 1984 between the Somali National Movement and the Somali National Army near Burco-duuray in the Jarar Zone of Ethiopia. The SNM, led by Mohammed Hashi Lihle, launched an offensive with around 400 fighters against a heavily armed SNA garrison of 1,000 soldiers and 70 technical vehicles. Despite being outnumbered, the SNM achieved a decisive victory, killing 170 SNA troops and destroying 17 vehicles, though they lost 27 fighters, including their commander.