Siege of Baidoa 2008
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 8 July 2008 – 26 January 2009 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2008 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Somalia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War in Somalia | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 3.0744, 43.8353 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Baidoa was a military confrontation lasting from July 2008 to January 2009 during the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia, during which al-Shabaab laid siege to the headquarters of the Ethiopian backed Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
During January 2009, the first TFG collapsed and Al-Shabaab overran the seat of the government in Baidoa.
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