Contemporary era · 2006 – 2009

War in Somalia

The Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, also known as the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia was an armed conflict lasting from mid-2006 to early 2009. It began when Ethiopian military forces, supported by the United States, invaded Somalia to depose the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and install the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).

War in Somalia
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When
20 Dec 2006 – 30 Jan 2009
Where
Somalia
Era
Contemporary

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Before and after

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