2011 Battle of Beledweyne

Battle of the Somali Civil War Battle of Beledweyne Somali Civil War, War in Somalia (2009-present) December 2011 – 31 December 2011 Central Somalia.png 200 Hiraan Ethiopian-TFG Victory Ethiopian forces capture Beledweyne AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Al-Shabaab Flag of Jihad.svg Foreign Mujahideen Somalia Somalia:Ethiopia Flag of Jihad.svg Yusuf Ugas Ethiopian commanders 3,000 20 from both sides In December 2011, Ethiopian forces recaptured the central Somali town of Beledweyne from Al-Shabaab fighters. The Fighting al-Shabbab claimed to have repelled three Ethiopian attacks and then made a "tactical withdrawal". Ethiopian-TFG forces easily captured the town;Somali Govt. troops retake key central Somali town 2011-12-31 Mareeg.com http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=22400&tirsan=3 2016-03-04 2013-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035426/http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=22400&tirsan=3 dead however, residents still feared that the al-Shabbab would return and fight for the town. Eyewitnesses claimed both sides used heavy artillery and weapons.http://www.shabelle.net/article.php?id=14012 News article Shabelle News usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130923155946/http://shabelle.net/article.php/?id=14012 September 23, 2013 http://www.shabelle.net/article.php?id=13998 Govt. troops retake key central Somali town Shabelle 2012-02-17 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130923160540/http://shabelle.net/article.php/?id=13998 September 23, 2013 Sheikh Abdi Feisal Omar http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-kenya-somalia-ethiopia-idUKTRE7BU07120111231 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203022456/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-kenya-somalia-ethiopia-idUKTRE7BU07120111231 dead February 3, 2016 Ethiopia troops attack rebels in Somali town - residents Reuters 2011-12-31 2012-02-17https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16372453 Ethiopian troops capture Beledweyne from Somalia militants BBC News 2011-12-31 2012-02-17 References Somalia Beledweyne 2011 Category:December 2011 in Somalia Category:Battles in Beledweyne Category:Terrorist incidents in Somalia in 2011 Category:Al-Shabaab (militant group) attacks in Beledweyne Category:Battles of the Somali Civil War involving Ethiopia Category:Battles in 2011 Category:Battles involving al-Shabaab (militant group)