However, following the collapse of the Somali government in 1991, the rebellion in Ogaden transitioned from a Mogadishu-led war effort to a more grassroots rebellion led by Ogaden-Somalis ...

and some feared the conflict could escalate into an echo of the devastating 1977-78 Ogaden War. Why is Turkey involved? Ankara has deep ties to both sides in the conflict and an abiding interest ...