What the records say
- When
- 31 Dec 2006 – 1 Jan 2007
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 0.49° N, 42.79° E
- Description
- 2006 battle
Placed at the town its title names, Jilib.
Battle of Jilib
Battle in the 2006 Somali War
The Battle of Jilib took place on the last day of 2006 during the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia. It was fought when Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) troops and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) militia launched an offensive on the town of Jilib, held by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU).
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