| Battle of Beledweyne | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Somalia (2006–2009) | |||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Battle-of-beledweyne-12312006-1930.svg) Battle of Beledweyne, December 24–25, 2006 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ethiopia Somalia warlords |
 Islamic Courts Union | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 12 taken prisoner | 60 killed [1] | ||||||
The Battle of Beledweyne occurred on December 24 to December 25, 2006, when Ethiopian troops seized that Somalian town from Islamic Courts Union fighters, according to some news agencies.[1] Beledweyne is 100 km north of Baidoa, the seat of Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.
- ^ a b "Ethiopia pushes deeper into Somalia". Al Jazeera. December 25, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-25.