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This sets forth a timeline of the War in Somalia during 2008. ; 5 February * Bosaso bombings. 25 Ethiopian civilians killed ; 2 March * Missile attack on Dobley. 6 Somali civilians killed ; 19–20 April * Battle of Mogadishu. 11 Ethiopian soldiers, 7 Somali soldiers, 10 insurgents, and 98 civilians killed * Hidaya Mosque massacre. 11 Somali civilians killed ; 1 May *
Dhusamareb airstrike The Dhusamareb airstrike took place on May 1, 2008, at around 3:00 am local time when an American plane dropped three large bombs on a house in the Dhuusamarreeb region in central Somalia. The attack was targeted against the Muslim militant grou ...
. 2 Somali soldiers, 6 insurgents, 5 civilians 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


Incumbents

* President:
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد‎; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
(until 29 December),
Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe ( so, Aaden Maxamed Nuur Madoobe, ar, آدم محمد نور مادوبي, Maay: Sheeg Ethyng Mothoowy, born 15 April 1956), popularly known as Aden Madobe, is the current Speaker of the Lower House of the Federal Parl ...
(starting 29 December) * Prime Minister:
Nur Hassan Hussein Nur Hassan Hussein ( so, Nuur Xasan Xuseen Cadde, ar, نور حسن حسين‎; 2 February 1938 – 1 April 2020), popularly known as Nur Adde, was a Somali politician, who served as Prime Minister of Somalia from November 2007 to February ...


See also

* Somalia War (2006–2009) * Somali Civil War (2009–present) *
2006 timeline of the War in Somalia File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Wii is released; Montenegro votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 FIFA World Cu ...
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2009 timeline of the War in Somalia The 2009 timeline of events in the Somalia War (2006–2009) during January 2009 is set out below. From the beginning of February the timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present) is set out following the conclusion of the previou ...


References

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