What the records say
- When
- 20 Aug 2008 – 22 Aug 2008
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 0.36° S, 42.55° E
- Description
- offensive begun by Islamist al-Shabaab and ICU fighters
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Kismayo (2008)
The Battle of Kismayo began on August 20, 2008, when Islamist fighters took the battle to the militias loyal to warlord Barre Hiiraale in Kismayo. Fighters began an offensive to conquer the Southern Somali port of Kismayo from the pro-government militias. Three days of fighting reportedly killed 89 people and injured 207 more.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “More than 60 people are reported to have been killed and 150 wounded during clashes in the Somali port of Kismayo”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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