Galgala
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Galgala Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 10°59′25″N 49°3′25″E / 10.99028°N 49.05694°E / 10.99028; 49.05694 | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Bari, Somalia |
| District | Bosaso District1 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (East Africa Time) |
Galgala is a town in Bari region of Somalia. The town has ancient markings of religious symbols and crosses and ancient remains of a cairns which commonly found in Sanaag and Bari, Somalia regions.2
Galgala Campaign
The Galgala campaign started on 24 July 2010 when militants led by notorious arms dealer and Al Shabaab operative,3 Mohamed Said Atom attacked a checkpoint in the town of Karin,4 just south of commercial town of Bosaaso. Puntland Security Forces responded by attacking the main base of Atom's militants in Galgala on 13 August 2010.5 The campaign culminated by 31 October 2010.6
References
References
- "Somalia: North-East and central regions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- Cairn
- "Security Council Committee on Somalia and Eritrea Issues List of Individuals". Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- "allAfrica.com: Somalia: Al Shabaab And Galgala Militants Deny Each Other". Archived from the original on 2010-08-02.
- "allAfrica.com: Somalia: Clashes Restart in Galgala in Puntland". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
- "allAfrica.com: Somalia: Troops Seize 'Last Insurgent Outpost' in Galgala - Puntland General". Archived from the original on 2010-10-24.
External links
External links
Media related to Galgala at Wikimedia Commons
10°59′25″N 49°3′25″E / 10.99028°N 49.05694°E / 10.99028; 49.05694