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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogaden_War

In the middle of the war, the Somalis attempted to capture the Ethiopian town of Harar and got engaged in a battle with the newly resupplied Ethiopians in what would be the turning point of the war. By November the Somalis weren't able to go forward yet reached the town's outskirts but what if they were able to? If they were to take the town, they basically would have won the war, at least to my knowledge. So I ask what would it take to get the Somalis in a favorable position to do so and how would a Somali victory effect the geopolitical scene of Africa? Will Somalia be able to get stronger and Ethiopia get weaker?
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