Bandiiradley
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Bandiiradley is one of the largest towns in the Mudug region of Somalia. It lies 70 km south-west of the city of Gaalkacyo, along the main highway that crosses Somalia. The city has a population of approximately 50 000 and has its own airport.
In November 2006, the Union of Islamic Courts reportedly captured Bandiiradley. However, a spokesman for local warlord Abdi Hassan Awale Qeybdiid claimed that his troops had only made a tactical retreat from the area. Mohamed Mohamud Jama, a Mudug-based spokesman for the Islamic Courts, announced the courts' intention to march on Gaalkacyo, part of which is claimed by Puntland. Heretofore, the courts had avoided making incursions into Puntland.[1]
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