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This sets forth a timeline of the War in Somalia during 2008.

Main article: Somalia War (2006–2009)

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. 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 (until 29 December), Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe (starting 29 December)
Prime Minister: Nur Hassan Hussein

See also

References

v t e 2008 in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara

v t e Years in Somalia
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