2008 timeline of the War in Somalia
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(
February 2011
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List of events
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2009
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Decades:
1980s
1990s
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2010s
2020s
See also:
History of Somalia
List of years in Somalia
This sets forth a
timeline of the War in Somalia
during 2008.
Main article:
Somalia War (2006–2009)
5 February
Bosaso bombings
. 25 Ethiopian civilians killed
2 March
Missile attack on Dobley
. 6 Somali civilians killed
19–20 April
Battle of Mogadishu
. 11 Ethiopian soldiers, 7 Somali soldiers, 10 insurgents, and 98 civilians killed
Hidaya Mosque massacre
. 11 Somali civilians killed
1 May
Dhusamareb airstrike
. 2 Somali soldiers, 6 insurgents, 5 civilians killed
1–26 July
Battle of Beledweyne
. 50 Ethiopian soldiers, 39-75 insurgents, 22 civilians killed
20–22 August
Battle of Kismayo
. 89 people killed