 Battle of Bandiradley

The Battle of Bandiradley in Somalia began on December 23, 2006, when Puntland and Ethiopian forces, along with faction leader Abdi Qeybdid, fought Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militants defending Bandiradley.The fighting pushed the Islamists out of Bandiradley and over the border south into Adado district, Galgadud region, by December 25.