Af Urur

Af Urur is a village in the Puntland region of Somalia, located approximately 60 miles southwest of Bosaso.[1][2]

History

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

  1. 1 2 3 Bearak, Max (June 8, 2017). "Al-Shabab militants storm army base in Somalia, killing dozens". The Washington Post.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hassan, Abdiqani (June 8, 2017). Roche, Andrew, ed. "Al Shabaab kills 38 in Somalia's Puntland: military". Reuters.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Ibrahim Ahmed (2 August 2018). "Somaliland-Puntland Rift Ripe for Exploitation?". Voice of America. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

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