Buq Aqable Explained

Buq Aqable
Official Name:بق اقبلي
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Somalia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia
Coordinates:4.06°N 45.2575°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Somalia
Elevation M:110
Population As Of:2021
Population Urban:60,000
Population Rural:22,000
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:16th Century

Buq Aqable, also spelled Buqda, is a District in the central Hiiran region of Somalia population about 50,000 people living in Buq Aqable constantly. It locates south of Beledweyn city and from Buulobarde. The town was established in early 16th century by elders of Gaaljecel clan and it is the base for the Gaaljecel clan leader (Ugaas).

Overview

The town is located south of Beledweyne, the capital of the Hiran region, and 45 km northwest of Buuloburde.

In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces assisted by AMISOM troops captured the town from Al-Shabaab.[1] The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.[2] In September 2015, Al-Shabaab retakes the city from Somalia Armed Forces.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: SOMALIA: Al-shabab loses their strongest military base in the central of Somalia to SNA and AU troops. 14 March 2014. Raxanreeb. 13 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314193507/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/03/somalia-al-shabab-loses-their-strongest-military-base-in-the-central-of-somalia-to-sna-and-au-troops/. 2014-03-14. dead.
  2. News: Somalia: Federal Govt, AMISOM troops clash with Al Shabaab . 11 March 2014 . Garowe Online . 11 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311152532/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Federal-Govt-AMISOM-troops-clash-with-Al-Shabaab_printer.shtml . 11 March 2014 .
  3. News: Al Shabaab militants retake Somali town from African Union . Reuters . 6 September 2015 . 2017-06-30 . 2015-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005170533/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/06/us-somalia-attack-idUSKCN0R60MB20150906 . live . Omar . Abdi Sheikh .