page_title: Somali Civil War (2009–present)
section_title: 2014
hierarchical_section_title: Somali Civil War (2009–present) / Foreign involvement / Ethiopia / 2014
caption_attribution_description: English: AMISOM reinforcement patrol clear Baidoa Mogadishu main road on 17th April 2014. AU UN IST PHOTO / Mahamud Hassan
context_page_description: The 2009–present phase of the Somali Civil War is concentrated in southern and central Somalia and portions of north eastern Kenya. It began in early February 2009 with the conflict between the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia, assisted by African Union peacekeeping troops, and various militant groups and factions. The violence has displaced thousands of people in the southern part of the country. The conflict has also seen fighting between the Sufi Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a and Al-Shabaab.
  On 16 October 2011, the Kenyan Army crossed the border into Somalia in Operation Linda Nchi against Al-Shabaab. It aimed to seize Kismayo and set up a buffer zone against Al-Shabaab. In 2012, Kismayo was captured.
  In August 2014, the Somali government-led Operation Indian Ocean was launched to clean up the remaining insurgent-held pockets in the countryside.
  In 2017, the 14 October and 28 October Mogadishu bombings were responsible for the deaths of over 500 individuals and injured more than 400.
context_section_description: In December 2014, the Ethiopian government offered to replace the last AMISOM contingent from Sierra Leone with fresh Ethiopian military reinforcements.
caption: Ethiopian troops in Somalia, 2014
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