Somali-Ethiopian Crisis

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Somali-Ethiopian Crisis
Part of: Post Great African War Conflicts
Preceded by: Great African War
Map of the conflict showing the FR Somalia in blue, the Ethiopian lead alliance in pale red, East Africa in red, Somali IR in green and the Assab Pact in pale green.
Date	21st May 2036 - Present
Location	East Africa (Geographical Region)
Status	Ongoing
Main belligerents
Federal Republic of Somalia Somali Armed Forces Khatumo State Somali Republican Army Supported by: South Sudan Oman The Coalition (alleged)	Ethiopia Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Army Puntland Eritrean People's Liberation Front Red Sea Afar Democratic Army Kunama Liberation Front Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party Supported by: Naath DR China Djibouti	Somali Islamic Republic Somali Islamic Front Somali Liberation Army Somali Army of Conquest Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia Alleged Support: Arab Federation Sudan Al-Qaeda
	East Africa Kenya Armed Forces Supported by: Shanghai Pact	Assab Pact: Somaliland Somaliland Armed Forces Sultinate of Qafara Royal Army of Qafara Eritrea Eritrea Defence Forces Oromo Liberation Front Supported by: Arab Federation

The Somali-Ethiopian Crisis, also known as the Somali-Ethiopian conflict, is an ongoing ethnic, religious and politically motivated conflict between 5 major groups in the Horn of Africa.

Background

The crisis is a regional continuation of the Great African War.

Timeline

On the 21st May 2036 a border raid on the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) was reportedly carried out by the Somali Islamic Front, breaching the 2034 ceasefire.

The dispute quickly escalated into a border conflict between the two countries with the other 3 neighbouring Somali nations soon being drawn in.

After an dramatic increase in Oromo rebel activity within Ethiopia in late 2036, it would also join the conflict, accusing the Somali Islamic Republic (SIR), Qafara and Somaliland for aiding the rebels.

With Ethiopia's attack on Somaliland and Qafara, Eritrea would form the Assab pact to reinforce its interests in the region. While it would not mount a direct attack of Ethiopia, it would send a significant force to its allies nations to ensure the Ethiopian advance was halted.

Ethiopia responded to Eritrea's entry to the war by openly arming and training exiled member's of the EPLF (Eritrean People's Liberation Front) on its border.

Taking advantage of the unstable situation, in February 2038 East Africa would attack both the SIR and FRS in a bid to gain back its losses during the Great African War. With the aid of the Shanghai Pact (in particular Iran and China) it managed to do so mostly successfully. East Africa would soon after join the Shanghai Pact itself.

However with Sino-Iranian interference in the conflict Oman, and allegedly the Coalition as a whole, would begin sending aid to the FRS in order to prevent expanding Chinese influence in the region.