Battle of Gedo
Battle of Gedo | |||||||
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Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen |
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Fuad Shangole |
Sheikh Hassan Sheikh Ahmed † | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
168+ killed 4 military vehicles captured |
Total: 81+ KIA | ||||||
At least 27 civilians killed At least 380 killed in total | |||||||
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The Battle of Gedo is a conflict of the
Timeline
April 27, 2011
The fighting started after Somali forces ambushed Al-Shabaab fighters in Tulo-Barwaqo, near Garbaharey. The spokesman for the Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a paramilitary claimed they killed around 20 fighters from the opposing side.[1] On the road between Elberde and Luuq a roadside mine killed 15 people. The landmine detonated underneath a minibus, killing nine passengers immediately. Six passengers subsequently died from blood loss. In Tulo-Barwaqo, Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a fighters clashed with Al-Shabaab militants an Ahlu Sunna spokesman, reported that Ahlu Sunna fighters captured “
April 28, 2011
Some 36 Al-Shabaab fighters were killed after fighting with Somali army in the village of Tulo Barwaqo just outside Garbaharey town. Al-Shabaab launched an ambush attack on Somali forces in Gedo region. Al-Shabaab are said to have ambushed government forces flanked by military vehicles at the village of Kured just outside Luuq District. At least 5 persons, all the combatants, were killed and dozens more injured during the confrontation.[3] 27 gunmen from pro-government Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a group were killed in the skirmishes this day and 8 transitional government troops.[citation needed]
April 29, 2011
In Luuq, Al-Shabaab fighters ambushed Somali army forces, killing at least 10 people, mostly from the combatants, and injuring dozens more. A total of 24 Somali forces died and two military vehicles were destroyed that day.[citation needed]
April 30, 2011
A clash erupted in the village of Burgadud near Garbaharey when Somali forces launched premeditated attacks on Al-Shabaab fighters, at last 6 government soldiers were wounded. Somali troops and ASWJ forces took over the cities of Tulo Barwaqo and Garbaharey when Al-Shabaab fighters reportedly abandoned the towns.[4] At the same time Al-Shabaab claim victory in these fighting. At least 10 Al-Shabaab fighters have been killed during the confrontations and two military vehicles from Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a were reported seized.
May 1, 2011
Heavy fighting was still continuing in Gedo. In Af-barwaqo and Buurgudud villages, at least 10 persons were killed and 14 others wounded. The spokesman of Al-Shabaab, Sheikh Abdiaziz abu Mus’ab, said his fighters seized four pick-up cars from government forces including one battle wagon.[5]
May 2, 2011
Early in the morning, Al-Shabaab forces launched an attack on
May 3, 2011
Somali troops ambushed Al-Shabaab militias and pushed the insurgents out of a village named Meykaareeb 19 kilometers west from
May 4, 2011
In Garbaharey, at least 70 people, mainly the combatants, were killed in heavy fighting between Al-Shabaab forces and Somali soldiers.
May 5, 2011
Sheikh Abdi-aziz Abu Mus’ab, the spokesman of Al Ahabaab, claimed that the chairman on ASWJ in Gedo, Sheikh Hassan Sheikh Ahmed (Qoryoley), died from his wounds sustained from an ambush attack in Garbaharey. Sheikh Isaq Hussein, an Ahlu Sunna officer, confirmed the death.[9]
May 6, 2011
Nine people (six children and three adults) were killed by a landmine explosion in the Gedo region in an unspecified city.[citation needed]
May 7, 2011
Somali forces left the Gusar village following a problem on the payment of their salaries. Al-Shabaab forces took over the village after that.[10]
May 10, 2011
Witnesses in
May 13, 2011
May 14, 2011
In the village of Banmudalo near Luuq clashed beginning between Somali interim government troops and Al-Shabaab fighters. At least two people have been killed.
May 15, 2011
Al-Shabaab forces has pounded volleys of mortars to the town of Garbaharey, No deaths or injuries were reported. Some residents started to flee from their home against of back of new more fighting could again renew from the area.
June 13, 2011
Almost 1000 Somali troops finished training in
October 11, 2012
Columns of armoured vehicles and military pick-up trucks carrying fresh Ethiopian troops have reportedly reached Somalia's border town of
October 15, 2012
Al-Shabaab fighters have been reported to making their last preparation to defend
October 29, 2012
The government has declared
November 10, 2012
At least two people have been killed in a fierce battle between
Aftermath
January 2, 2013
Reports from
References
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