Battle of Jowhar
The Battle of Jowhar took place during the 2006 Somali War between the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and affiliated militias against Ethiopian and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for control of the town of Jowhar (located at 2°46′48″N 45°30′08″E). It began on December 27, 2006, when retreating ICU forces regrouped near their stronghold of Jowhar. It became the last major town and strategic stronghold of the ICU to fall to Ethiopian and TFG forces before the latter overtook Mogadishu two days later.
| Battle of Jowhar | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Somalia (2006–2009) | |||||||
A Transitional Federal Government soldier stands on a technical with an anti aircraft gun after arriving in Jowhar | |||||||
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Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist Militias Foreign Mujahideen |
Transitional Federal Government Ethiopia | ||||||
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