In the interest of a sustainable solution this is best done by using a professional Somali army.
The Somali national army invaded the Ogaden and was successful at first, capturing most of the territory.
This and a second agreement were both cancelled by the mid-1980s, as the Somali army refused to accept a proposed 60 percent cut in military spending.
They briefly took control of the small town before retreating to the Somali army.
The weapons would eventually be used by a Somali national army.
Somalia equipped both groups with Soviet arms, and later with the Somali army.
Her two sisters were killed by the Somali army during the civil war.
The Somali army did not stay as the objective of their mission was to invade Ethiopia from a different side through Kenya.
The mission was officially led by the Somali army, with the Kenyan forces providing a support role.
The agreement would include training soldiers and rebuilding the Somali army.