150 soldiers killed[2] 1 F-5 destroyed[1] 8 Saab B 17 destroyed[3] 1 T-28 Trojan destroyed[3] 1 M-41 destroyed
At least 700 soldiers killed (per Ethiopia)[2][4] 21 T-54/55 lost[2] 5 APCs lost[4] 3 BM-13 launchers lost[4]
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The Battle of Dire Dawa were a series of battles that took place since 17 July to 17 August 1977 between Ethiopian Armed Forces and Somali Armed Forces near the town of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia and adjacent to the airfield of the same name during the Ogaden War.
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^ abcKauffman, Michael T. (15 September 1977). "Ethiopians Display Captured Somali War Equipment As Evidence of an Outside Role in Fighting in Ogaden". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ abCooper 2015, p. 58.
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