What the records say
- When
- 8 Jul 2008 – 26 Jan 2009
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 3.07° N, 43.84° E
- Description
- 2009 military conflict in Somalia
Siege of Baidoa
Military conflict in Somalia
The siege of Baidoa was a military confrontation lasting from July 2008 to January 2009 during the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia, during which al-Shabaab laid siege to the headquarters of the Ethiopian backed Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
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