Burco-Duuray offensive
| Burco-Duuray Offensive | |||||||
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| Part of the Somaliland War of Independence and Ethiopian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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SNM | Somalia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mohamed Hashi Lihle † | General Hashi Gani | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~400 fighters |
~1,000 soldiers 70 technical vehicles | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 27 fighters killed (including Mohammed Hashi Lihle) | unknown | ||||||
The Burco-Duuray offensive (Somali: Gudogalkii Burco Duuray}) was a confrontation during the Somaliland War of Independence, fought on 17 October 1984 between the Somali National Movement and the Somali National Army near Burco-duuray in the Jarar Zone of Ethiopia. The SNM, led by Mohamed Hashi Lihle, launched an offensive with around 600 fighters against armed SNA garrison. In this offensive Hashi Lihle was killed in the action and the SNM were defeated.