Rival clans and Somali troops were in the fray in Mogadishu.
After heavy fighting, the Somali troops and the Italian Carabinieri received full military honors from the British.
By 1978, the Somali troops were ultimately pushed out of the Ogaden.
With the final withdrawal, most of the Somali troops of the Somaliland Camel Corps were disbanded.
Yemen would later claim to have captured 28 Somali troops.
The next day, Somali troops attempted to recapture the town from Islamists militians.
The next day, Somali troops fought back, retaking the town after militants fled on captured technicals.
The fighting occurred on Kilaliyow Mountain and Ethiopian and Somali troops were victorious.
The three Americans killed Saturday when Somali troops downed a helicopter were part of this force.
After a few hours of attacks the Somali troops seized Dhobley, resulting in a counterattack from Al Shabaab.