Battle of Bandiradley

Battle of Bandiradley
	Part of the War in Somalia (2006–2009)
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Date	December 23–25, 2006
Location	Bandiradley, Somalia6°28′51″N 46°56′46″E / 6.48083°N 46.94611°E
Result	Ethiopian/Galmudug victory
Belligerents
Ethiopia; Galmudug;	Islamic Courts Union
Commanders and leaders
Galmudug:Col. Abdi Qeybdid	Mohamed Mohamud Agaweine
Strength
500+	N/A
Casualties and losses
1 helicopter gunship	N/A
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Somalia Battle of Bandiradley (Africa)

The Battle of Bandiradley in Somalia began on December 23, 2006, when Galmudug and Ethiopian forces, along with faction leader Abdi Qeybdid, fought Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militants defending Bandiradley. The fighting pushed the Islamists out of Bandiradley and over the border south into Adado district, Galgadud region, by December 25.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Somalia: Islamist fighters and Ethiopian backed militias clash in Bandiradley". www.shabelle.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Somali Islamists deploys troops near Ethiopian border Archived 2020-11-16 at the Wayback Machine Sudan Times

[Archived_copy-1] "Somalia: Islamist fighters and Ethiopian backed militias clash in Bandiradley". www.shabelle.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[SOMALI-ISLAMISTS-DEPLOYS-TROOPS-NEAR-ETHIOPIAN-BORDER-2] Somali Islamists deploys troops near Ethiopian border Archived 2020-11-16 at the Wayback Machine Sudan Times

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