El Adde Explained

Official Name:	El Adde
Native Name:	Ceel Cadde
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Somalia
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Somalia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Somalia
Subdivision Name1:	Gedo
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	El Adde
Leader Title:	Control
Leader Name:	Al-Shabaab
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Total Km2:	10
Timezone:	EAT
Utc Offset:	+3
Coordinates:	3.0358°N 41.8675°W

El Adde (Somali: Ceel Cadde) is a town in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia.

Battle of El Adde

See main article: Battle of El Adde.

On 15 January 2016, Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Kenyan military base in El Adde, killing 141^[1] –185^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} soldiers.

External links

• Ceel Cadde
• El Adde, Somalia

Notes and References

1. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/31/africa/kenya-soldiers-el-adde-massacre/index.html Kenya covers up military massacre
2. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/31/africa/kenya-soldiers-el-adde-massacre/index.html Kenya covers up military massacre
3. Web site: DOD asks families of missing KDF soldiers to go for DNA tests to help identify bodies. Standard Digital News. 2016-02-02. SILAH KOSKEI AND MICHAEL. OLLINGA.
4. Web site: New details of El Adde attack: Somali general claims KDF received pre-attack intelligence. Standard Digital News. 2016-02-02. Standard. Team.
5. Web site: CatholicHerald.co.uk » Kenya's bishop offers condolences after soldiers killed by al-Shabab. www.catholicherald.co.uk. 2016-02-02.