Bu'aale
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Bu'aale is the capital town of Jubbada Dhexe, in southern Somalia in the Jubba River valley. It is located at around . It is situated in Middle Juba, or Jubbada Dhexe. (juuh-bad-duhh-theh-heh).
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[edit] Somali Civil War
During the Somali Civil War and the conflict of warlords in Somalia, the town was under the control of Colonel Barre Hiraale, leader of the Juba Valley Alliance (JVA).
[edit] Islamic Courts Union
In late September 2006, the JVA regrouped their forces in Bu'aale after defeat in Kismayo.
In October 2006, Bu'alle was captured by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU).
It was the site of a grand atrocity by the ICU: the shooting of wounded militiamen loyal to the warlords.[citation needed] However, the act was punished[citation needed] and Bu'aale was quite secure as a town.[citation needed]
[edit] Floods of 2006
Flooding along the Juba River valley caused a humanitarian crisis in the midst of civil war.
On December 27, the World Food Programme (WFP) stated it had to hire aircraft and helicopters for airdrops and hire boats in Bu'aale to deliver food to stranded refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) along the flooded river banks: "WFP-hired boats based in Buale on the Juba River in Middle Shabelle region have delivered 150 tons of food to communities isolated by floods."[1]
[edit] War in Somalia
After the victory at the Battle of Baidoa, on December 29, Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces under now-Defense Minister (and former head of the JVA) Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale entered Bu'aale.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ WFP airdrops food into flood-stricken Somalia and Kenya WFP
- ^ Ethiopia-Somalia forces seize control of southern Buale city SomaliNet
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