Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Chapters: Battle of Adwa, Battle of Ras Kamboni, Battle of Baidoa, Battle of Keren, Battle of Maychew, Battle of Genale Doria, Battle of Wayna Daga, Battle of Anchem, Battle of Magdala, Battle of Shire, De Bono's invasion of Abyssinia, Battle of Jilib, Battle of Amba Aradam, Second Battle of Tembien, Battle of the Ogaden, Battle of Beledweyne, Battle of Bandiradley, Fall of Mogadishu, First Battle of Tembien, Battle of Afabet, Battle of Segale, Battle of Jowhar, Battle of Gallabat, Battle of Embabo, Battle of Debre Tabor, Fall of Kismayo, Battle of Dogali, Battle of Gondar, Battle of the Dindar River, Battle of Debre Abbay, Battle of Sahart, Battle of Chelenqo, Battle of Baçente, Battle of Amba Jebelli, Battle of Gur Amba, Battle of Wofla, Battle of Amba Alagi, Battle of Shimbra Kure, Battle of Guté Dili, Battle of Antukyah, Battle of Takusa, Battle of Jarte, Battle of Amba Sel, Battle of Gomit, Battle of Ayshal, Battle of Derasge. Excerpt: The Battle of Ras Kamboni was a battle in the 2006-2007 Somali War fought by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and affiliated militias against Ethiopian and the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for control of Ras Kamboni ( ), a town near the Kenyan border which once served as a training camp for the militant Islamist group Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya. The battle began on January 5, 2007, when TFG and Ethiopian forces launched their assault. On January 7, 2007, the United States entered the conflict by launching airstrikes using an AC-130 gunship against suspected Al Qaeda members operating within the ranks of the ICU. International concern and controversy arose over civilian casualties in additional airstrikes around Ras Kamboni and in Afmadow province, and whether these were the result of U.S. actions or Ethiopian aircraft operating in the area. The town finally fell to the TFG and Ethiopian forces on January 12, 2007. U.S. security concerns in the Horn of Africa, particularly at Ras Kamboni, heightened after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. On December 16, 2001, Paul Wolfowitz said the U.S. was meeting with various Somali and Ethiopian contacts to "observe, survey possible escape routes, possible sanctuaries" for Al Qaeda operatives. On March 2, 2002 a briefing was held in the Pentagon discussing the possible use of Ras Kamboni by terrorist groups, including al-Ittihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI) and Al Qaeda. In December 2002, the U.S. established the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) to monitor developments in the region and to train local militaries in counterterrorism. When Ethiopian troops entered the Somalian conflict in December 2006, a small number of U.S. special forces accompanied them to give military advice and to track suspected al-Qaida fighters. On December 28, 2006, withdrawal of the ICU to Ras Kamboni was reported as a possibility after the Fall of Mogadishu to Somali TFG and Ethiopian forces. After their