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2006-10-10 Africa Horn

Somali Islamists declare 'jihad' on Ethiopia

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Posted by Fred 2006-10-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oh, yes please, Jesus!!! Let the Islamists actually attack the Ethiopian freaking Army!!! This will be good and bloody : Hinds, MiGs, 122mm artillery, and T-55s against Mad Max battlewagons! I am SO looking forward to this.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-10-10 01:58|| 2006-10-10 01:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Are those combat fatiques or jammies?

Posted by Captain America 2006-10-10 02:01|| 2006-10-10 02:01|| Front Page Top

#3 I hope the Ethiopians know what they're doing. With the exception of South Africa, black African militaries tend to be little different from the rebel armies they fight from time-to-time, capability-wise. It would be lame if Ethiopia ended up giving up a substantial chunk of its territory to the Somalis.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-10-10 02:31|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-10-10 02:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Hinds, MiGs, 122mm artillery, and T-55s

Holy crap are you serious? I had no idea Ethopia had that level of an armed force. This will be a Bloody for the Somali's.

Posted by Charles 2006-10-10 02:52|| 2006-10-10 02:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Is there anything they haven't declared jihad on yet? Maybe that would be a shorter list.

Posted by gorb 2006-10-10 04:18|| 2006-10-10 04:18|| Front Page Top

#6 People, remember that Ethiopia kicked Somalia's ass back when they were both unitary countries, and both were equipped with Soviet equipment. Since then, Ethiopia has lost Eritrea, but remained a united country otherwise. Ethiopia also has a formal reasonably well-trained and equipped military. The rump state of Somalia has shed both Puntland, and Somaliland. The remainder of Somalia is only notable since it contains Mogadishu the former national capital. The Somali Islamists do not have a functional state, nor a trained military, all they possess are a ragtag band of khat-chewers, thugs, and Islamic fanatics. Nor do the Islamists possess a standing military's equipment like tanks or APCs, they make due with battlewagons - light trucks rigged up with boilerplate armour. The Islamists may be able to beatup on farmers and teenagers go to a movie, but against any half-competent military opponent, they comprise nothing more than live-fire practice targets that bleed and scream.
Remember that with NO armor and NO artillery support, the Rangers caught in Black Hawk Down lost 18 of their men and killed between 500 and 1800 Somalis, while trying to work their way back through block after block of heavy enemy fire with most of the city's population taking potshots at them. So light infantry in unarmored trucks inflicted between 30 and 80 enemy dead for every friendly that died.
The Ethiopians have Hind attack helicopters, MiG-21 and -23 fighter/bombers, ex-Soviet 122mm standard artillery and Grad rocket artillery, and a mix of T-55, -62, and some Chinese knockoffs of the same tank classes.
Mad Max going up against a light armoured brigade? Beat on the brigade, and give points.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-10-10 04:26|| 2006-10-10 04:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Meant to say "Bet on the brigade, and give points."
PIMF

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-10-10 04:28|| 2006-10-10 04:28|| Front Page Top

#8 "The Ethiopians have Hind attack helicopters, MiG-21 and -23 fighter/bombers, ex-Soviet 122mm standard artillery and Grad rocket artillery, and a mix of T-55, -62, and some Chinese knockoffs of the same tank classes.
Mad Max going up against a light armoured brigade? Beat on the brigade, and give points."

Ethiopian troops aint US Army Rangers. Dont bet the farm.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-10-10 10:04|| 2006-10-10 10:04|| Front Page Top

#9 It will be bloody, since the Ethiopians aren't held by Western morals when they fight. They level the village and then move on.
I bet on muzzies getting slaughtered on the border, but if the Ethiopians move deep inland, guerilla attacks and hit and runs will make it very tough for them indeed.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-10-10 10:12|| 2006-10-10 10:12|| Front Page Top

#10 Okay, I'll bet one chicken coop on the Islamofasists.

Posted by F. Leghorn 2006-10-10 10:13|| 2006-10-10 10:13|| Front Page Top

#11 The Ethiopians have Hind attack helicopters, MiG-21 and -23 fighter/bombers, ex-Soviet 122mm standard artillery and Grad rocket artillery, and a mix of T-55, -62, and some Chinese knockoffs of the same tank classes.

Let's hope we will soon be able to say: The Ethipians have F16 fighter bombers, MLRS, M1s, Bradleys. It will be still more fun.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-10-10 10:59|| 2006-10-10 10:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Another factor is that Ethiopians have much better resturants than the Somalis.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2006-10-10 12:13|| 2006-10-10 12:13|| Front Page Top

#13 Of course the Ethiopians have better restaurants -- it helps to have actual food to cook, after all. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-10-10 12:56|| 2006-10-10 12:56|| Front Page Top

#14 I hate when the cooks are dribbling that green shit down their chin. No somalian restaurants for me!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-10 13:36|| 2006-10-10 13:36|| Front Page Top

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