Qoryoley
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Qoryoley
Qoryooley Qornyooley | |
|---|---|
Town | |
.jpg) Qoryoley in 2014 | |
  Qoryoley Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 1°47′00″N 44°32′00″E / 1.78333°N 44.53333°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| State |  South West State of Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shabelle |
| District | Qoriyoley District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Seyd-Ali Ibrahim Aliyow |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 62,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Qoryoley (Maay: Qornyooley, Somali: Qoryooley, Arabic: قوريولي) is a town in the Lower Shebelle region of the South West State of Somalia. It is located 123 kilometers southwest of the capital city Mogadishu and 23 kilometers west of the coastal city of Merca.
History[edit]
Qoryoley was named after a Somali man named Ahmed Qoryoley who founded the town before Somali independence.
After the fall of the Siyad Government, Abdirahmaan Sheikh Mohamed Khadi took the position of district mayor. He was the youngest Mayor of all Somali Mayors in 2007.
Al-Shabaab[edit]
Note: most of these incidents have only been claimed responsible by al-Shabaab, but not confirmed.
In May 2017, fighters from al-Shabaab attacked Somali National Army (SNA) bases. In the assault, 2 soldiers were injured.[1] In 2018, a Somali government position in Qoryoley was attacked, 5 military camps being the target, resulting in the deaths of a civilian and 12 of their own militants.[2] Militants raided the El-Salini military base, outside of Qoryoley in September 2019, killing an unknown amount of soldiers.[3] On February 19th, 2020, an armed assault by assailants and suicide bombers at El-Salini base occured, against Somali and African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) forces, then the African Union Peace and Security Council.[3] Casualties vary accross sources, but it is estimated as 20-31. On July 4th, 2023, an assault took place on a military base and the district commissioner’s building, with al-Shabaab claiming responsibility. The same year on September 1st, a ~2 hour-long attempted seizure of Qoryoley by al-Shabaab occured, halted by SNA forces.[4]
Demographics[edit]
in 2010, Qoryoley had an estimated population of around 62,700.[5] The broader Qoriyoley District had an estimated population of 134,205 in 2005.[6] The majority of Qoryoley residents are Jiiddu.
References[edit]
- ^ "Somalia: Two Soldiers Injured in Al Shabaab Attack in Qoryoley". AllAfrica. May 14, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Maruf, Harun (April 1, 2018). "Extremists Attack African Union Base in Southern Somalia". Voice of America.
Meanwhile, Al-Shabab militants have also attacked Somali government positions in Mashallay and Qoryoley, but Somali forces have repulsed these attacks too. A resident in Qoryoley told VOA Somali that two militants were killed in the clash. The figure was confirmed by Mohamed.
- ^ a b "Al-Shabaab kills over 20 soldiers in attack on military base in Somalia". Garowe Online. February 20, 2020. p. 1. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fierce battle between al-Shabaab and SNA in Qoryoley". The Somali Digest. September 1, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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