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Battle of Ras Kamboni

Battle of Ras Kamboni
Part of the War in Somalia (2006–2009)
Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa
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Battle of Ras Kamboni, US & Ethiopian Airstrikes
Date January 5–12, 2007
Location Near Ras Kamboni, Somalia
Result Islamist defeat
Belligerents
Flag of the Islamic Courts Union crossed swords.svg Islamic Courts Union
Flag of the Islamic Courts Union crossed swords.svg Pro-Islamist militias
Foreign fighters
al-Qaeda 		Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG)
 Ethiopia
 United States
Commanders and leaders

Flag of the Islamic Courts Union crossed swords.svg Sharif Sheik Ahmed
Flag of the Islamic Courts Union crossed swords.svg Yusuf Hassan
Flag of the Islamic Courts Union crossed swords.svg Yusuf Mohammed Siad Inda'ade

Flag of the Islamic Courts Union crossed swords.svg Abdirahman Janaqow

Somalia TFG: Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale
Ethiopia Abdirisak Afgadud
United States Timothy Ghormley

Maritime Security:
United States Patrick M. Walsh
Casualties and losses
Around 60 dead, 100 wounded in airstrikes

Flag of the Islamic Courts Union crossed swords.svg Sharif Sheik Ahmed
Flag of the Islamic Courts Union crossed swords.svg Yusuf Hassan
Flag of the Islamic Courts Union crossed swords.svg Yusuf Mohammed Siad Inda'ade

Somalia TFG: Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale
Ethiopia Abdirisak Afgadud
United States Timothy Ghormley


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