2008 BOSASO BOMBINGS

2008 Bosaso bombings
2008 Bosaso bombings
	Location of Bosaso in Somalia
Location	Bosaso, Somalia
Date	February 5, 2008
Target	Ethiopian migrants
Attack type	Grenades
Deaths	25
Injured	80
Perpetrators	Al-Shabaab

The 2008 Bosaso bombings occurred on February 5, 2008. Explosives, timed to go off together in north-eastern Somalia city of Bosaso, killed at least 20 people and wounded over 100.^[1]

References

^ "Many dead in Somalia blast". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

[1] "Many dead in Somalia blast". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

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v t e War in Somalia (2006–2009)
Part of the Somali Civil War Ethiopian–Somali conflict War on terror
Timeline	2006 2007 2008 2009
Background	History of Somalia (1991–2006) Greater Somalia Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa Somali Civil War Factions Diplomatic and humanitarian efforts Propaganda Disarmament 2006 Islamic Courts Union offensive 2006 Battle of Mogadishu Ethiopian–Somali conflict Insurgency in Ogaden Somali Reconciliation Conferences 1993 2002 2007
Battles	Battle of Baidoa Battle of Bandiradley Battle of Beledweyne (2006) Battle of Jowhar Fall of Mogadishu Battle of Jilib Fall of Kismayo Battle of Ras Kamboni Battle of Mogadishu (March–April 2007) Battle of Bargal (2007) Battle of Mogadishu (November 2007) Battle of Mogadishu (2008) Battle of Beledweyne (2008) Siege of Baidoa Battle of Kismayo (2008)
OEF–HOA	Battle of Ras Kamboni Battle of Bargal (2007) Dobley airstrike Dhusamareb airstrike
Other events	2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash February 2008 Bosaso bombings Al-Hidaya Mosque massacre 2008 Mogadishu bombing 2008 Hargeisa–Bosaso bombings
Key players	Ethiopia Meles Zenawi Gabre Heard Islamic Courts Union Hassan Dahir Aweys Sharif Sheikh Ahmed al-Itihaad al-Islamiya Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki Hizbul Shabaab Mukhtar Robow Aden Hashi Farah Aero ARPCT Abdi Hasan Awale Mohamed Omar Habeb Transitional Federal Parliament Ali Mohammed Ghedi Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Puntland Mohamud Muse Hersi Galmudug Mohamed Warsame Ali United States Jendayi Frazer AMISOM Yoweri Museveni
Next phase: Somali Civil War (2009–present)

v t e War in Somalia (2006–2009)
Part of the Somali Civil War Ethiopian–Somali conflict War on terror
Timeline	2006 2007 2008 2009
Background	History of Somalia (1991–2006) Greater Somalia Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa Somali Civil War Factions Diplomatic and humanitarian efforts Propaganda Disarmament 2006 Islamic Courts Union offensive 2006 Battle of Mogadishu Ethiopian–Somali conflict Insurgency in Ogaden Somali Reconciliation Conferences 1993 2002 2007
Battles	Battle of Baidoa Battle of Bandiradley Battle of Beledweyne (2006) Battle of Jowhar Fall of Mogadishu Battle of Jilib Fall of Kismayo Battle of Ras Kamboni Battle of Mogadishu (March–April 2007) Battle of Bargal (2007) Battle of Mogadishu (November 2007) Battle of Mogadishu (2008) Battle of Beledweyne (2008) Siege of Baidoa Battle of Kismayo (2008)
OEF–HOA	Battle of Ras Kamboni Battle of Bargal (2007) Dobley airstrike Dhusamareb airstrike
Other events	2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash February 2008 Bosaso bombings Al-Hidaya Mosque massacre 2008 Mogadishu bombing 2008 Hargeisa–Bosaso bombings
Key players	Ethiopia Meles Zenawi Gabre Heard Islamic Courts Union Hassan Dahir Aweys Sharif Sheikh Ahmed al-Itihaad al-Islamiya Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki Hizbul Shabaab Mukhtar Robow Aden Hashi Farah Aero ARPCT Abdi Hasan Awale Mohamed Omar Habeb Transitional Federal Parliament Ali Mohammed Ghedi Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Puntland Mohamud Muse Hersi Galmudug Mohamed Warsame Ali United States Jendayi Frazer AMISOM Yoweri Museveni
Next phase: Somali Civil War (2009–present)

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2008 Bosaso bombings
Location of Bosaso in Somalia
Location	Bosaso, Somalia
Date	February 5, 2008
Target	Ethiopian migrants
Attack type	Grenades
Deaths	25
Injured	80
Perpetrators	Al-Shabaab