2006 In Somalia
The timeline of events in the War in Somalia during 2006 is set out below. Incumbents * President of Somalia, President: Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed * Prime Minister of Somalia, Prime Minister: Ali Mohammed Ghedi Timeline Battle of Baidoa On December 20, 2006, first major hostilities broke out on many sides around Baidoa. Heavy shooting broke out between Somali government troops and Islamists southeast of Baidoa where the Islamists claimed to have taken the government's military base in Daynuunay. The conflict thereafter moved north to the Islamist stronghold in Moode Moode (also spelled "Mode Mode"). Heavy weapons, including artillery, rockets and mortars were involved. Initial claims of fighting in this area were at least ten dead ICU militiamen and forty TFG troops wounded. Later claims of ICU casualties by the TFG were 71 Islamic soldiers dead and 221 injured, including two dead foreign fighters. The TFG claimed its own casualties were 3 dead and 7 wounded while the I ...
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President Of Somalia
The president of Somalia () is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The president represents the Federal Republic of Somalia, and the unity of the Somali nation, as well as ensuring the implementation of the Constitution of Somalia and the organised and harmonious functioning of the organs of state.Provisional Constitution
(adopted August 1, 2012) Currently, the president of Somalia is indirectly elected, chosen by the Federal Parliament of Somalia. The ...
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