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Fall of Kismayo
Part of the War in Somalia (2006-present)
Somali government soldiers as they enter Kismayo
Date January 1, 2007 Location Kismayo, Somalia Result Government forces take control of Kismayo
Combatants
Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist Militias Foreign fighters	Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Ethiopia
Commanders
Sharif Sheik Ahmed Yusuf Hassan	TFG: Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale

The Fall of Kismayo occurred on January 1, 2007, when the militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ethiopian troops entered the Somali city of Kismayo unopposed. It came after the Islamic Courts Union's forces faltered and fled in the Battle of Jilib, abandoning their final stronghold. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist militias Alleged:  Eritrea Foreign jihadists Puntland Galmudug Transitional Government of Somalia  Ethiopia[1] Commanders Hassan Aweys Hasan Hersi Adan Ayrow Barre Adan Shire Hirale Abdi Qeybdid Adde Musa (Puntland) Meles Zenawi Strength 10,000 – 30,000 soldiers 500 – 2000 technicals Heavy weapons including artillery... Image File history File links Kismayofall. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Somalia_Islamic_Courts_Flag. ... Motto: none Anthem: none Capital (and largest city) Kismayo Somali and Arabic Government Sharia Krytocracy  - Executive Chairman Sharif Sheikh Ahmed  - Shura Chairman Hassan Dahir Aweys Civil War Faction Has not declared autonomy nor independence   - Established June 6th 2006 in Mogadishu  Area  - Total not finalized/civil war km² (not ranked) n... Image File history File links Somalia_Islamic_Courts_Flag. ... Mujahideen (Arabic: ‎, , strugglers) is an Islamic-Arabic term for Muslims fighting in a war, or involved in any other struggle. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Somalia. ... The Transitional Federal Parliament is the parliament of Somalia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ethiopia. ... Chairman of the ICU, Sharif Ahmed. ... Barre Aadan Shire Barre Adan Shire (Somali: ), also known as Barre Hiiraale is the Minister of Defense of the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) which was formed in Nairobi, Kenya in 2004. ... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist militias Alleged:  Eritrea Foreign jihadists Puntland Galmudug Transitional Government of Somalia  Ethiopia[1] Commanders Hassan Aweys Hasan Hersi Adan Ayrow Barre Adan Shire Hirale Abdi Qeybdid Adde Musa (Puntland) Meles Zenawi Strength 10,000 – 30,000 soldiers 500 – 2000 technicals Heavy weapons including artillery... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist Militias Foreign fighters Alleged:  Eritrea Transitional Federal Government Ethiopia[1] Casualties 700 dead or wounded (TFG claim) SomaliNet 400 killed (ICU claim) [1] The Battle of Baidoa began on December 20, 2006 when the Somali Transitional Federal Governments forces (TFG) allied with Ethiopian... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Ethiopia Puntland Galmudug (Abdi Qeybdid) Commanders Puntland: Abdulrahman Said Dhegaweyne Galmudug: Col. ... Combatants Islamic Courts Union  Ethiopia Casualties 60 killed [1] 12 taken prisoner The Battle of Beledweyne occured on December 24 to December 25, 2006 when Ethiopian troops seized that Somalian town from Islamic Courts Union fighters, according to some news agencies. ... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist Militias Foreign fighters Transitional Federal Government Ethiopia[1][2] The Battle of Jowhar was a battle between the Somalian Islamic Courts Union and Transitional Federal Government during the Somali Civil War. ... 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Motto: none Anthem: none Capital (and largest city) Kismayo Somali and Arabic Government Sharia Krytocracy  - Executive Chairman Sharif Sheikh Ahmed  - Shura Chairman Hassan Dahir Aweys Civil War Faction Has not declared autonomy nor independence   - Established June 6th 2006 in Mogadishu  Area  - Total not finalized/civil war km² (not ranked) n... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist Militias Foreign fighters Transitional Federal Government Ethiopia[1][2] The Battle of Jilib is an ongoing battle in the 2006 Somali War fought between the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and affiliated militias against Ethiopian and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for control of the...

Background

After the Fall of Mogadishu, much of the ICU forces began a retreat towards Kismayo. But when the Battle of Jilib began on December 31, 2006, clan elders within Kismayo demanded that the ICU leave the city. Mohammed Arab, a clan leader said "We told them that they were going to lose, and that our city would get destroyed."^[1] After the ICU refused, sporatic gunbattles broke out between the local clans and the ICU. Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist Militias Foreign fighters Transitional Federal Government Ethiopia[1][2] The Fall of Mogadishu began on December 27, 2006, when the militaries of Somalias United Nations-approved Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopia surrounded the Somalian capital of Mogadishu after a swift string of TFG... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Battle of Jilib saw the ICU frontlines collapse during the night to artillery fire, causing the ICU to once again go into retreat, this time towards the Kenyan border.

References

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See also

• War in Somalia (2006-present)