| Golweyn ambush | |||||||||
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| Part of the War in Somalia | |||||||||
Map of Somalia, showing places significant for the ambush and its aftermath (clickable map) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Al-Shabaab |
 Federal Government of Somalia[1] | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown |
 Unidentified commanders †[3] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Somali Armed Forces (SNAF)[4] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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8 killed (local report)[5] Heavy (Ugandan gov. claim)[5] |
Ugandan: 12 killed, 7 wounded (Ugandan gov. claim)[3] 23 killed (Somali gov. claim)[2] 39+ killed (al-Shabaab claim)[3] Somali: 1 killed[1] | ||||||||
The Golweyn ambush by al-Shabaab militants against an AMISOM convoy took place on 30 July 2017. Resulting in the death of several Ugandan soldiers, the attack seriously disrupted the control of pro-government forces over the Lower Shebelle region in Somalia, eventually leading to the fall of the strategically significant town of Leego to al-Shabaab.[2]
- ^ a b "African Union troops killed in al-Shabab ambush". Al Jazeera. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Harun Maruf (4 August 2017). "Al-Shabab Militants Retake Strategic Town in Western Somalia". Voice of America. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "UPDF confirms 12 dead in Somalia ambush". The Independent. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b "12 UPDF soldiers killed in Somalia". Daily Monitor. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b "At least 11 soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab attack in Lower Shabelle-official". Goobjoog News. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.