Ual-Ual Incident
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The Ual-Ual Incident (in Italian: Incidente di Ual Ual; in Amharic: የወልወል ክስተት; romanized: Yäwälawäla Kasatäta) was an armed clash in which Ethiopian troops attacked the Italian garrison in Ual-Ual. On 5 December 1934, after a few weeks of tension between the garrison and Ethiopian armed men, a violent firefight began for the possession of the locality, which was located in a strip of disputed territory. Ual-Ual was occupied by the Italians 'illegitimately' since 1926 according to the Ethiopians but, in this incident, the Italian control over Ual-Ual was confirmed. The conflict ended with an agreement under the League of Nations but soon enough Fascist Propaganda would make it a Casus belli for the War of Ethiopia.[3][4]
Ual-Ual Incident | |||||||
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Part of the Prelude to the Second Italo-Ethiopian War | |||||||
![]() The Italian fort of Ual-Ual | |||||||
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400 Dubats 2 armored cars and some airplanes |
1,200 men 80 British Camels | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
21 dead[2] | 300+ killed[2] |