| Battle of Bargal | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Somalia (2006–2009) Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa |
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Somalia, Bargal is at the right hand tip of the Horn. |
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| Islamic Courts Union | Puntland United States |
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| 12-35 insurgents | Land: unknown militia Sea: 1 destroyer |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 12 killed | Puntland: 5 wounded United States: none |
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The Battle of Bargal occurred in June 2007 around the town of Bargal in the northern province of Bari, in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland.
On May 30, between 12 to 35 heavily armed Islamist fighters arrived in two fishing boats from southern Somalia and clashed with local troops. On June 1, a United States Navy warship, the USS Chafee, shelled hills around Bargal where Islamist militants were reported to have set up a base. The target of the shelling may have been an al-Qaeda operative who the United States believed was involved in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
According to the Puntland regional government, as many as a dozen fighters including Somali militants as well as British nationals, Americans, Swedish, Pakistanis and Yemenis were killed in these operations, and five government troops were injured.
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Timeline: 2006
Timeline: 2007
Timeline: 2008 Timeline: 2009 Continuation of the conflict: |
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