Galgala Campaign | |||||||||
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Part of Somali Civil War, War in Somalia (2009-present) | |||||||||
Area under control of Puntland administration as of February 2008 |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Mohamed Said Atom |
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali |
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Strength | |||||||||
Atom militia: 250 |
hundreds | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
96 killed |
18 40 injured |
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100+ civilians killed |
Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen
Warsangali clan militia
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
Colonel Jama Said Warsame “Afguduud”
Atom militia: 250
18
100+ civilians killed
The Galgala campaign was a military campaign autonomous Puntland region of Somalia, that took place periodically from August 8 until October 1, 2014. It was aimed at re-gaining control of the Galgala hills, which had fallen in hands of al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab commander Sheikh Mohamed Said Atom and his militia.