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Two Italian outposts are attacked by Haile Selassie’s troops in Ethiopia. Thirty Ethiopian soldiers are killed.
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South African History Online. (2012, June 1). Two Italian outposts are attacked by Haile Selassie’s troops in Ethiopia. Thirty Ethiopian soldiers are killed.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084985
South African History Online (2012) 'Two Italian outposts are attacked by Haile Selassie’s troops in Ethiopia. Thirty Ethiopian soldiers are killed.', South African History Online, 1 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084985 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Two Italian outposts are attacked by Haile Selassie’s troops in Ethiopia. Thirty Ethiopian soldiers are killed. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084985, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Two Italian outposts are attacked by Haile Selassie’s troops in Ethiopia. Thirty Ethiopian soldiers are killed.." South African History Online, 1 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084985. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Two Italian outposts are attacked by Haile Selassie’s troops in Ethiopia. Thirty Ethiopian soldiers are killed.." South African History Online. June 1, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084985.
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