Battle of Yurkud (2012)

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]

Battle of Yurkud (2012)
Part of War in Somalia (2009-present)
Date10 March 2012
Location
Yurkud, Somalia
Result Ethiopian Victory
Belligerents
Ethiopia Al-Shabab
Commanders and leaders
Diyad Abdi Kalil Abdiaziz Abu-Musab
Strength

Ethiopia:

Unknown

Al-Shabab:

Unknown
Casualties and losses

:

6 killed

73 killed (Al-Shabaab claim)

:

17+ killed

5 killed (Al-Shabaab claim)

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

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