Battle of Jowhar
| Battle of Jowhar | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Somalia (2006–2009) | |||||||
A Transitional Federal Government soldier stands on a technical with an anti aircraft gun after arriving in Jowhar | |||||||
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Ethiopia TFG | Islamic Courts Union | ||||||
The Battle of Jowhar took place during the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia between the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) against Ethiopian military and Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
Six months earlier to the full scale invasion, the ICU had a fought a major battle against Somali warlords for Jowhar and successfully seized it. The 2nd battle for the town began on December 27, 2006, when retreating ICU forces regrouped near it after a major withdrawal from frontline positions. It became the last major town and strategic stronghold of the ICU to fall to Ethiopian and TFG forces before the latter overtook Mogadishu two days later.