War in Somalia (2006–2009)

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The Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, also known as the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia was an armed conflict lasting from mid-2006 to early 2009. It began when Ethiopian military forces, supported by the United States, invaded Somalia to depose the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and install the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The conflict evolved into a military occupation and a rapidly escalating anti-Ethiopian insurgency. By 2008, insurgents had recaptured the majority of territory lost by the ICU during the invasion. The conflict caused the second largest population displacement since 1991. Ethiopian military involvement began in mid-2006 in response to the rise of the ICU, which operated as the de facto government in southern and central Somalia. To reinforce the weak, Ethiopian-backed TFG, troops from the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) began deploying into Somalia in June. Six months later, backed by a covert US military contingent, the ENDF launched a full-scale invasion...

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