Galgala campaign

Galgala Campaign
Part of Somali Civil War, War in Somalia (2009-present)

Area under control of Puntland administration as of February 2008
DateAugust 8[2] - October 1, 2014[3]
Location
Result

Puntland victory

Continuation of low level insurgency
Territorial
changes
Galgala area recaptured by Puntland
Belligerents

Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen

Warsangali clan militia[1]

 Puntland

Commanders and leaders
Mohamed Said Atom  Surrendered [4]

Puntland Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
Puntland Colonel Jama Said Warsame "Afguduud"
Puntland Jimale Jama Takar

Puntland General Said Dheere Mohamed[5]
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]

The Galgala campaign was a military campaign autonomous Puntland region of Somalia, that took place periodically from 8 August [2] until 1 October 2014.[3] 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]

  1. ^ Somalia's once stable Puntland hit by insurgency, 19 August 2010
  2. ^ a b "Al Shabaab Rebel Atom 'Hiding in Somaliland' - Report". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b BBC News Somalia battles al-Shabab for Galgala mountains, October 1, 2014
  4. ^ a b c New York Times Government Forces Fight Militants in Northeast Somalia, August 9, 2010
  5. ^ Garrowe Online Somaliland intensify anti-terror operations in Burao Archived 31 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine, October 26, 2010
  6. ^ a b Somali Puntland Forces Attack al-Qaida Linked Militia, 26 July 2010
  7. ^ allafrica Somaliland Silent as 'Foreign Soldiers' Help Capture Militants
  8. ^ Puntland Casualties: [1], [2], [3] Archived 17 January 2013 at archive.today, [4] Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, [5], [6] Archived 1 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, [7] Archived 11 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ a b "SOMALIA: More than 250 troops defect Puntland positions to form clan militia". Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  10. ^ allafrica Somaliland 'Loots' Air Cargo After Plane Makes Emergency Landing, 30 December 2010