Battle of Ras Kamboni

The Battle of Ras Kamboni took place during the Somalia War (2006–2009) fought by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and affiliated militias against Ethiopian and the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for control of Ras Kamboni (1°38′20″S 41°35′17″E), a town near the Kenyan border which once served as a training camp for the militant Islamist group Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya.

Battle of Ras Kamboni
Part of the Somalia War (2006–2009)
Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa

Battle of Ras Kamboni, US & Ethiopian Airstrikes
DateJanuary 5–12, 2007
Location
Near Ras Kamboni, Somalia
Result TFG/Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
Islamic Courts Union
Pro-Islamist militias
Foreign Mujahideen
al-Qaeda		 Transitional Federal Government (TFG)
 Ethiopia
 United States
Commanders and leaders

Sharif Sheik Ahmed
Yusuf Hassan
Yusuf Mohammed Siad Inda'ade

Abdirahman Janaqow

TFG: Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale
Abdirisak Afgadud
Timothy Ghormley

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

The battle began on January 5, 2007, when TFG and Ethiopian forces launched their assault. On January 7, 2007, the United States entered the conflict by launching airstrikes using an AC-130 gunship against suspected Al Qaeda members operating within the ranks of the ICU. International concern and controversy arose over civilian casualties in additional airstrikes around Ras Kamboni and in Afmadow province, and whether these were the result of U.S. actions or Ethiopian aircraft operating in the area. The town finally fell to the TFG and Ethiopian forces on January 12, 2007.

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