The Battle of Kismayo began on August 20, 2008 when islamist fighters took the battle to the militias loyal to warlord Barre Hiiraale in Kismayo. Fighters...

The Battle of Kismayo was an offensive led by the Kenya Defence Forces, under the codename Operation Sledge Hammer, to seize the port city of Kismayo, Somalia...

Kismayo (Somali: Kismaayo, Arabic: كيسمايو, Kīsmāyū; Italian: Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia...

Courts Union (ICU) fighters Battle of Kismayo (2008), an offensive begun by Islamist al-Shabaab and ICU fighters Battle of Kismayo (2009), an offensive begun...

entered the Somali city of Kismayo unopposed. It came after the Islamic Courts Union's forces faltered and fled in the Battle of Jilib, abandoning their...

January 2009 Siege of Baidoa 20–22 August 2008 Battle of Kismayo (2008) 2000 – ongoing Piracy off the coast of Somalia 18 March 2006 Action of 18 March 2006...

Pendleton); 9th Marines; quickly secured routes to Baidoa, Balidogle and Kismayo, then were reinforced by the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division. The United...

force behind Nuristan base attack". long war journal. July 14, 2008. "Al Shabaab After Kismayo". Critical Threats. October 3, 2012. "'Top Secret America':...

2005, it had a total population of 953,045 inhabitants. the largest city Kismayo, which is situated on the coast in the Indian Ocean. Bardhere is a second...

killed 1–26 July Battle of Beledweyne. 50 Ethiopian soldiers, 39-75 insurgents, 22 civilians killed 20–22 August Battle of Kismayo. 89 people killed...

Beledweyne July 8, 2008 C.E. – January 26, 2009 C.E. Siege of Baidoa August 20, 2008 C.E. – August 22, 2008 C.E. Battle of Kismayo Piracy in Somalia March...

linking up with regular infantry units and their Somali allies in the Battle of Kismayo. The pre-dawn operation was launched on 28 September 2012 with an...

its domain extending from Hobyo in the north, to Qelafo in the west, to Kismayo in the south. In the early modern period, Jilib was ruled by the Geledi...

kilometers Northwest of Kismayo. October 1 Nine al-Shabaab militants killed and one wounded by airstrike 40 kilometers Northwest of Kismayo. October 6 Airstrike...

establishing a new headquarters in the city of Kismayo. Intense fighting was reported on December 31 in the Battle of Jilib and the ICU frontlines collapsed...

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(SRRC) vying for the control of Kismayo and the Juba River valley, the area known as Jubaland. Following the breakdown of central authority in the Somali...

possibility after the Fall of Mogadishu to Somali TFG and Ethiopian forces. After their loss at the Battle of Jilib and the Fall of Kismayo on January 1, 2007...

smuggling of charcoal has been an important source of income for the group since it first gained control of Somali port cities, especially Kismayo. Calculating...

for several years[when?] been one of the main strongholds and sources of income (together with the port in Kismayo) for al-Shabaab. The market has been...

(Also see ARPCT, Second Battle of Mogadishu) As of January 6, 2007, after the Fall of Mogadishu and Kismayo to the TFG, the leaders of the Shabaab were in...

Ras Kamboni (Cape Kamboni). The town is located 274 kilometers south of Kismayo. The Town population is 79,000. American officials have said that it has...

which over 100 were killed. In Kismayo, 1,000 men were said to be leaving for the battle, presumably to fight on behalf of the ICU. Ethiopian airstrikes...

a series of main battle tanks (MBTs) developed as a private venture by British company Vickers-Armstrongs for export. The design makes use of proven components...

focused on the southern section of Somalia, primarily the withdrawal of the ICU from Kismayo following the Battle of Jilib, and their pursuit using Ethiopian...

(NGOs). The third phase involved further southern expansion of the security zone into Kismayo and Bardera while ensuring secure routes for humanitarian...

original on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011. "Somali factions battle in Kismayo". English.aljazeera.net. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original...

against Kismayo on September 28, 2012. After a three-day battle, Somali government forces were able to gain control of the city. The month of September...

landing of Somali and Kenyan troops outside the city of Kismayo. By 1 October, the coalition forces were able to push Al-Shabaab out of the city. List of marines...

Meanwhile, reinforcements arrived from Kismayo as Hassan Turki, leader of the Ras Kamboni Brigades (which is now a part of Hizbul Islam) and a notorious militant...