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Gode (Amharic: ጎዴ)(Somali: Godey, { is a city in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Shabelle Zone, the city was the capital of the Somali Region until 1995 when Jijiga became the capital
Gode Airport, also known as the Ugas Mirad Airport (IATA code GDE), has regular flights operated by Ethiopian Airlines. A bridge over the Shebelle River was built near Gode in 1964.
During the 1960s, the Ethiopian government undertook several development projects in Gode, including irrigation, infrastructure and irrigation projects. However, attacks by the Western Somali Liberation Front (WSLF) on French hydrologists resulted in the programme being scrapped.[citation needed]
Before the start of the Ogaden War, Gode was garrisoned by the 5th brigade of the 4th division of the Ethiopian Army, distributed around the town in five military camps. Gode's was captured by the Western Somali Liberation Front near the end of July 1977 during the Ogaden War, preceding subsequent Somoli advances toward Jijiga.
The initial assault began at 3:00, when two Somali National Army (SNA) armoured and three mechanised brigades under the command of Colonel Abdillahi Askar launched their attack in the Ogaden at the direction of the city of Gode. Despite the 5th Ethiopian Brigade's defence of the town coming with success in the coming days they suffered heavily from air raids and Somali artillery, and Gode was captured by the Somalis on July 25. Without artillery or air support to cover their retreat, the Ethiopian defenders were effectively annihilated, with two entire Ethiopian divisions destroyed and only 489 out of the 2,350 militiamen managing to return to Harar, the rest presumed dead. Abdillahi earned himself the nickname the 'Lion of Gode' for his success.
According to the historical notes of the Somali Army, Gode was liberated on July 24, 1977 by the regular Somali Army under the leadership of then General Abdullahi Ahmed Irro and his deputy Major Abdulkadir Koosaar.
Despite the end of the Ogaden War, the WSLF retained full control of the Gode region long after the Somali Army had systematically withdrawn from the Ogaden in March 1978. Ethiopian units under Brigadier-General Demisse Bulto, commander of the First Revolutionary Army, recaptured Gode during Operation Lash in November 1980. Ethiopian troops used the city as one of its three bases to successfully clear the rest of eastern Ethiopia of Somali guerrillas by 3 December.
Gode has been at the center of several recent famines: one in 1981; the next in 1991, which required the UN High Commission for Refugees to airlift food to 80,000 people stranded outside the town; and most recently in 2000, during which large numbr of displaced people arrived i Gode seeking food aid, reportedly increasing the towns population to around 100,000 inhabitants. The repeated famines and conflicts affecting Gode led journalist John Graham of the Addis Observer to describe the town as being associated with "famine and war."
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Gode (Amharic: ጎዴ)(Somali: Godey, { is a city in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Shabelle Zone, the city was the capital of the Somali Region until 1995 when Jijiga became the capital
Gode Airport, also known as the Ugas Mirad Airport (IATA code GDE), has regular flights operated by Ethiopian Airlines. A bridge over the Shebelle River was built near Gode in 1964.
During the 1960s, the Ethiopian government undertook several development projects in Gode, including irrigation, infrastructure and irrigation projects. However, attacks by the Western Somali Liberation Front (WSLF) on French hydrologists resulted in the programme being scrapped.[citation needed]
Before the start of the Ogaden War, Gode was garrisoned by the 5th brigade of the 4th division of the Ethiopian Army, distributed around the town in five military camps. Gode's was captured by the Western Somali Liberation Front near the end of July 1977 during the Ogaden War, preceding subsequent Somoli advances toward Jijiga.
The initial assault began at 3:00, when two Somali National Army (SNA) armoured and three mechanised brigades under the command of Colonel Abdillahi Askar launched their attack in the Ogaden at the direction of the city of Gode. Despite the 5th Ethiopian Brigade's defence of the town coming with success in the coming days they suffered heavily from air raids and Somali artillery, and Gode was captured by the Somalis on July 25. Without artillery or air support to cover their retreat, the Ethiopian defenders were effectively annihilated, with two entire Ethiopian divisions destroyed and only 489 out of the 2,350 militiamen managing to return to Harar, the rest presumed dead. Abdillahi earned himself the nickname the 'Lion of Gode' for his success.
According to the historical notes of the Somali Army, Gode was liberated on July 24, 1977 by the regular Somali Army under the leadership of then General Abdullahi Ahmed Irro and his deputy Major Abdulkadir Koosaar.
Despite the end of the Ogaden War, the WSLF retained full control of the Gode region long after the Somali Army had systematically withdrawn from the Ogaden in March 1978. Ethiopian units under Brigadier-General Demisse Bulto, commander of the First Revolutionary Army, recaptured Gode during Operation Lash in November 1980. Ethiopian troops used the city as one of its three bases to successfully clear the rest of eastern Ethiopia of Somali guerrillas by 3 December.
Gode has been at the center of several recent famines: one in 1981; the next in 1991, which required the UN High Commission for Refugees to airlift food to 80,000 people stranded outside the town; and most recently in 2000, during which large numbr of displaced people arrived i Gode seeking food aid, reportedly increasing the towns population to around 100,000 inhabitants. The repeated famines and conflicts affecting Gode led journalist John Graham of the Addis Observer to describe the town as being associated with "famine and war."