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'''Af Urur''' is a village in the [[Puntland]] region of [[Somalia]], located approximately 60 miles southwest of [[Bosaso]].<ref name="Wapo">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/al-shabab-militants-storm-army-base-in-somalia-killing-dozens/2017/06/08/4a3bc084-4c50-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_story.html?utm_term=.5bdafc34442c |publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]'' |title=Al-Shabab militants storm army base in Somalia, killing dozens |first=Max |last=Bearak |date=June 8, 2017}}</ref> |
'''Af Urur''' is a village in the [[Puntland]] region of [[Somalia]], located approximately 60 miles southwest of [[Bosaso]].<ref name="Wapo">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/al-shabab-militants-storm-army-base-in-somalia-killing-dozens/2017/06/08/4a3bc084-4c50-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_story.html?utm_term=.5bdafc34442c |publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]'' |title=Al-Shabab militants storm army base in Somalia, killing dozens |first=Max |last=Bearak |date=June 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{cite news |title=Al Shabaab kills 38 in Somalia's Puntland: military |first=Abdiqani |last=Hassan |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-attack-idUSKBN18Z13B |date=June 8, 2017 |editor-first=Andrew |editor-last=Roche}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:15, 8 June 2017
Af Urur is a village in the Puntland region of Somalia, located approximately 60 miles southwest of Bosaso.[1][2]
History
In June 2017, Af Urur was the site of an attack by al-Shabaab militants against a Somali military encampment, leading to between 20 and 70 deaths.[1] It is one of the deadliest al-Shabaab attacks in Puntland.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Bearak, Max (June 8, 2017). "Al-Shabab militants storm army base in Somalia, killing dozens". The Washington Post.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Hassan, Abdiqani (June 8, 2017). Roche, Andrew (ed.). "Al Shabaab kills 38 in Somalia's Puntland: military".