Af Urur
Af Urur is a village in the Puntland region of Somalia, located approximately 60 miles southwest of Bosaso.[1][2]
History
The village was settled early 1910s by somali herders, mostly residents are Tiinle members, a clan in northeastern somalia, The village was peaceful for almost a century and still is a peaceful except attacks carried out by Alshabab since 2012. Promixal to the al-Shabaab-controlled Galgala hills, the town 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]
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.