| Battle of Wabho (2009) | |||||||
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| Part of Somali Civil War, Somali Civil War (2009–present), Battle for Central Somalia (2009) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Hizbul Islam Al-Shabaab |
 Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hassan Dahir Aweys Hassan Turki Hassan Mahdi Muse Abdi Arale Ali "Dheere" Mohamud |
Sheikh Abu Yusuf Sharif Ali Ahmed Aden Abdi Nur | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 24+ killed | 31+ killed | ||||||
| Total Casualties: 123 killed, 60+ injured | |||||||
The Battle of Wabho was a one-day-long battle fought between the Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a militia loyal to the Somali government and Islamist insurgent groups Hizbul Islam and al-Shabaab over the district of Wabho (also known as Wabxo), located in Central Somalia. According to Mahmutcan Ateş, more than 123 people were killed as a result of the battle, making it one of the bloodiest battles in the Somali Civil War.