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M for Maliki
This goes way beyond who can draw up the most troops. The Somalis and Ethiopians (many of whom, ironically enough, are ethnic somalis) have hated eachother for a long time...
You are factually wrong. The Somali lands (called
Soomaali Galbeed by Somalis, meaning Western Somalia) are occupied by Ethiopia, given by then European colonial powers that divided Somalis into five parts. The Somalis that reside there never consider themselves to be so-called Ethiopian; they always are Somalis and are automatically guaranteed citizens of Somalia as well. They never participate in Ethiopian state affairs, the troops now attacking Somali towns aren't them, and in fact started waging guerilla warfare the day Ethiopians started occupying Somali lands. Also know the "border" is not internationally recognized, including the UN, thus being a provincial border. All official international maps show that, instead of long lines, the so-called "border" between Somalia and Ethiopia is dots.
When the Western media talks about the historical arch-rival and animosity between "Ethiopians" and Somalis, they are referring to the ruling class of Amhaars and Tigreys (which Somalis call Habash). Somalis do not even have a problem with Oromos (who are as well fighting to liberate their land called Oromia), Afars and other supressed ethnic groups that live there. Our historical enemy is Amhaar and Tigrey regimes, the advocators of occupation of Somali lands. Tigreys are now the ruling regime.
The Somali state engaged two wars supporting their occupied brethrens, one in newly upcoming Somali Republic without even a military force in 1964, and the other one, which Somalis beat quickly and recaptured all but two cities in 1977, until Soviet Union entered with thousands of Cuban soldiers and pilots with their jets, plus Yemeni, Libyan troops and other then communist regimes in the region that was forced by Soviets to help the Amhaars and Tigreys.