Battle of Beledweyne (2008)

Battle of Beledweyne (2008)
Part of the War in Somalia (2006–2009)
Date July 1–26, 2008 Location Beledweyne, Somalia Result Al-Shabaab victory
Belligerents
Al-Shabaab	Ethiopia
Casualties and losses
35 killed (media report)[1][2] 71 killed (Ethiopian claim)[3]	50 killed[1][2][4][5]
22 civilians killed[2][4][5][6]

The Battle of Beledweyne took place in July 2008. It began on July 1, when Islamic militants from al-Shabaab attacked Ethiopian soldiers in the town of Beledweyne, Somalia, which was defended by a garrison of Ethiopian troops.^{[citation needed]}