Battle of Yurkud (2012)

Part of War in Somalia (2009-present)

Date	10 March 2012
Location	Yurkud, Somalia
Result	Ethiopian Victory

Belligerents

Ethiopia

Al-Shabab

Commanders and leaders

Diyad Abdi Kalil

Abdiaziz Abu-Musab

War in Somalia (2009–present)

Battles: South Mogadishu; Mogadishu (2009); Central Somalia; Wabho; Kismayo (2009); Beledweyne; Ayn; Kenyan border; Galgala; Mogadishu (2010–2011); Gedo; Lower Juba; Linda Nchi; Kismayo (2012); Yurkud (2012); Bulo Marer; Operation Indian Ocean

Major bombings: AU Base (2009); Beledweyne (2009); Mogadishu (2010); Kampala (2010); Mogadishu (2011); Mogadishu (2013); Villa Somalia (2014); Mogadishu (2015); Makka al-Mukarama (2015)

Chronology: 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015

The Battle of Yurkud was a three-hour-long military engagement on 10 March 2012 fought between Ethiopian military forces and al-Shabab militants approximately 40 km from the Ethiopian border. According to Ethiopian sources, al-Shabab initiated the engagement with an attack on a military base in Yurkud at around 6 a.m. Fighting continued for three hours before, as locals report, al-Shabab was forced to retreat. The number of dead on either side is not known, with reports varying widely. Al-Shabab claimed to have lost five and killed 73, while one local resident said he saw at least 17 al-Shabab dead and another claimed he had seen six dead Ethiopian soldiers.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Shabab and Ethiopian troops clash in Somalia". Al Jazeera. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
↑ Damien Pearse (10 March 2012). "At least 23 die as Ethiopian troops battle Somali Islamist insurgents". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
↑ Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar (10 March 2012). "Ethiopian troops clash with al Shabaab in Somalia". Reuters. Retrieved 10 June 2013.