2010 Ayn clashes
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2016) |
| 2010 Ayn clashes | |||||||
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| Part of Puntland–Somaliland dispute | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Somaliland Ethiopia | Northern Somali Unionist Movement | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Ethiopia: 3 killed | 10 killed | ||||||
The 2010 Ayn clashes saw Ethiopian and Somaliland forces engage Dulbahante clan militia in Puntland's Ayn region in a bid to reconquer the region ahead of the Somaliland presidential election, 2010. The battle was prompted by Ethiopian troops seizing a truck belonging to the Dulbahante, sparking a Dulbahante response and Ethiopian retaliatory attack on Buuhoodle and a Somaliland attack upon Widhwidh.[1] More clashes were reported to have occurred near Widhwidh on 19[1] July 2010.
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- ^ a b "SOMALIA: Somaliland clashes displace thousands". IRIN. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
