| Battle of Amara (2021) | |||||||||
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| Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Somali Army AFRICOM (airstrike only) |
 al-Shabaab | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Ahmed Abdi Micy † | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Danab Darawish | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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5 soldiers killed 11-24 vehicles destroyed |
90 killed (per Somali govt) 62 killed (per US) | ||||||||
| 2 civilians killed | |||||||||
On August 24, 2021, jihadists from Al-Shabaab attacked the town of Amara, Galmudug, Somalia, recapturing the town from Somali forces and killing several soldiers and civilians. The brief capture was reversed by a US airstrike which killed at least sixty jihadists.