When the 31st MAU arrived at Berbera Somalia in November 1982 we were informed that Northern Somalia (Somaliland) was fighting a two front conflict fighting a civil war with Mogadishu and also fighting a conflict with neighboring Ethiopia. We had expected to encounter Ethiopian soldiers none were encountered that I know of however what we did encounter were numbers of Mogadishu Somalis. ~ David Anson Brown USMC 81-84
