Galgala campaign
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The Galgala campaign was a military campaign autonomous Puntland region of Somalia, that took place periodically from 8 August [1] until 1 October 2014.[2] It was aimed at re-gaining control of the Galgala hills,[10] which had fallen in hands of al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab commander Sheikh Mohamed Said Atom and his militia.[4][6]
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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 | |||||||||
Warsangali clan militia[3] | |||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Mohamed Said Atom [4] |
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
250[6] | hundreds of soldiers[4] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
: 96 killed[7] | 18 killed[8] | ||||||||
100+ civilians killed[9] 800 people displaced (July–August)[9] |
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