Buqdaaqable

Buq Aqable
Buq Aqable
بُق اقبلي
Populated town
Buq Aqable

Location in Somalia.

Coordinates: SO 4°03′29″N 45°15′18″E / 4.058°N 45.255°E / 4.058; 45.255
Country  Somalia
Region Hiiran
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Buq Aqable, also spelled Búq ‘Aqáble, is a populated place in the central Hiiran region of Somalia population about 20,000 people living in Buq Aqable constantly. It locates 90 km south of Beledweyn city and 45 km from Buulobarde. The district was established in early 18th century by elders of Gaaljecel clan and it is the base for the Gaaljecel clan leader(UGAAS).

Overview

The town is located 90 km south of Beledweyne, the capital of the Hiran region, and 45 km northwest of Buuloburde.

In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces assisted by AMISOM troops captured the town from Al-Shabaab.[1] The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.[2] In September of 2015, Al-Shabaab retakes the city from Somalia Armed Forces.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "SOMALIA: Al-shabab loses their strongest military base in the central of Somalia to SNA and AU troops". Raxanreeb. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Somalia: Federal Govt, AMISOM troops clash with Al Shabaab". Garowe Online. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/06/us-somalia-attack-idUSKCN0R60MB20150906
  4. ↑ http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/12/02/440016/Somalia-alShabaab

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