Buq_Aqable

Buq Aqable

Buq Aqable

City in Hiran Region

Buq Aqable (Arabic: بق اقبلي), also spelled Buqda, is a District in the central Hiiran region of Somalia population about 50,000 people living in Buq Aqable constantly. It locates 90 km (56 mi) south of Beledweyn city and 50 km (31 mi) from Buulobarde. The town was established in early 16th century by elders of Gaaljecel clan and it is the base for the Gaaljecel clan leader (Ugaas).

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Overview

The town is located 90 km (56 mi) 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 2015, Al-Shabaab retakes the city from Somalia Armed Forces.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "SOMALIA: Al-shabab loses their strongest military base in the central of Somalia to SNA and AU troops". Raxanreeb. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Somalia: Federal Govt, AMISOM troops clash with Al Shabaab". Garowe Online. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. [3]
    Omar, Abdi Sheikh (6 September 2015). "Al Shabaab militants retake Somali town from African Union". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2017-06-30.

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