Official Name: | Kunyo Barrow |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Somalia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somalia. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Somalia |
Subdivision Type1: | Regional State |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Jubaland |
Subdivision Name2: | Middle Juba |
Subdivision Name3: | Jilib District |
Leader Title: | Control |
Leader Name: | Al-Shabaab |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 0.7944°N 43.3828°W |
Kunyo Barrow (ymm|kiunyo baaroow) is a town in the southern Middle Juba region of Somalia.[1] Situated around 257 km southwest of the capital Mogadishu.
The United States launched airstrikes in Kunyo Barrow, killing a man and a 20-month-old child.[2] As of October 2023, the town is under Al-Shabaab control.[3]
Kunyo Barrow has a population of around 10,000 inhabitants.[4] The town is predominantly inhabited by the Tunni clan sub-division of the Digil Rahanweyn Somalis.