Italian soldiers friendly welcomed by Ethiopian tribes enemy of the Abyssinian and Negus Selassiè rule. 
Italo-Ethiopian war 1935-36. DVX

Welcomed by friendly tribes

A motorized Banda (troop) of Dubat during the Italo-Ethiopian war. The Dubat were Somali irregular colonial troops recruited among the warrior tribes (cabile) and among people 18-35 years old wich was fit for running 60 km in no more than 10 hours in an hostile environment. 
Note that the trucks are US Ford. DVX