Galgala

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
Galgala is located in Somalia
Galgala
Galgala
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 10°59′25″N 49°3′25″E
Country Somalia
RegionBari, Somalia
DistrictBosaso District[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (East Africa Time)
This article is about the Galgala in Somalia. For the archeological site also known as Galgala in Israel, see Gilgal.

Galgala Campaign
Main article: 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
  1. "Somalia: North-East and central regions" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  2. Cairn
  3. "Security Council Committee on Somalia and Eritrea Issues List of Individuals". Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  4. "allAfrica.com: Somalia: Al Shabaab And Galgala Militants Deny Each Other". Archived from the original on 2010-08-02.
  5. "allAfrica.com: Somalia: Clashes Restart in Galgala in Puntland". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
  6. "allAfrica.com: Somalia: Troops Seize 'Last Insurgent Outpost' in Galgala - Puntland General". Archived from the original on 2010-10-24.

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