Af Urur
Af Urur is a village in the Puntland region of Somalia, located approximately 60 miles southwest of Bosaso.[1][2]
History
Members of Tiinle clan of Mora'ase group have found the village in 1903, the outskirts of the village is consisting an area that is valuable for the sustainable life of rural communities, possessed different factors that support the traditional life of somali communities, since the attack by Alshabab locals presence in the village and entire area has increasingly reduced, seeking home other neighborhood villages and cities including Ceeldaahir and Bosaso. Promixal to the al-Shabaab-controlled Galgala hills, the village has been attacked and captured by the militant group several times.[2] Af Urur contains a camp for a contingent of the Darawish paramilitary group, which have been fighting al-Shabab.[3]
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][2] It was one of the deadliest al-Shabaab attacks in Puntland.[1][2]
Al-Shabaab again attacked and fully occupied the village on 20 July 2018.[4]
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) - ^ a b c d Hassan, Abdiqani (June 8, 2017). Roche, Andrew (ed.). "Al Shabaab kills 38 in Somalia's Puntland: military". Reuters.
- ^ Osman, Harun (June 8, 2017). "Heavy Losses Reported as Somali Puntland Forces Repel Al-Shabab Attack". Voice of America.
Af-Urur is a camp for a contingent of the Darawish, a paramilitary force in Puntland that has been fighting al-Shabab in the Galgala Mountains. The militant group attacked the same camp in January this year when the regional forces fiercely defended it killing nine militants.
- ^ Ibrahim Ahmed (2 August 2018). "Somaliland-Puntland Rift Ripe for Exploitation?". Voice of America. Retrieved 10 August 2018.