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Battle for Central Somalia (2009)
Series of battles in various Somalilands in 2009 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A series of battles in Hiraan, Shabeellaha Dhexe and Galgudug, between rebels of al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam and Somali government forces and ICU militants loyal to the government, erupted during spring 2009. The fighting led to al-Shabaab capturing major government strongholds and Ethiopian forces re-entering Somalia and setting up bases in Hiraan. There was a halt in fighting during a government offensive in Mogadishu, which started on May 22.
Central Somalia spring fighting of 2009 | |||||||||
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Part of Somali Civil War, War in Somalia (2009-present) | |||||||||
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80 killed (ICU claim) |
Total: 52 KIA | ||||||||
124+ civilians killed 3,300+ displaced | |||||||||
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