| Galgala Campaign | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[1] | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Mohamed Said Atom  [4] |
 General Said Dheere Mohamed[5] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 250[6] | hundreds of soldiers[4] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
|
: 96 killed[7] | 18 killed[8] | ||||||||
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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]
- ^ Somalia's once stable Puntland hit by insurgency, 19 August 2010
- ^ a b "Al Shabaab Rebel Atom 'Hiding in Somaliland' - Report". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ a b BBC News Somalia battles al-Shabab for Galgala mountains, October 1, 2014
- ^ a b c New York Times Government Forces Fight Militants in Northeast Somalia, August 9, 2010
- ^ Garrowe Online Somaliland intensify anti-terror operations in Burao Archived 31 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine, October 26, 2010
- ^ a b Somali Puntland Forces Attack al-Qaida Linked Militia, 26 July 2010
- ^ allafrica Somaliland Silent as 'Foreign Soldiers' Help Capture Militants
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ allafrica Somaliland 'Loots' Air Cargo After Plane Makes Emergency Landing, 30 December 2010