Galgala

Galgala
Galgala
	Galgala Location in Somalia
	Coordinates: 10°59′25″N 49°3′25″E / 10.99028°N 49.05694°E
Country	Somalia
Region	Bari, Somalia
Time zone	UTC+3 (East Africa Time)

Galgala is a town in Bari region of Somalia. The town has ancient markings of religious symbols and crosses and ancient remains of a cairns which commonly found in Sanaag and Bari, Somalia regions.^[1]^{[citation needed]} The town has a population nearing 20,000.

Galgala Campaign

The Galgala campaign started on 24 July 2010 when militants led by the notorious Arms Dealer and Al Shabaab operative,^[2] Mohamed Said Atom attacked a checkpoint in the town of Karin,^[3] just south of commercial town of Bosaaso. Puntland Security Forces responded by attacking the main base of Atom's militants in Galgala on 13 August 2010.^[4] The campaign was finished October 31, 2010.^[5]

References

External links

Media related to Galgala at Wikimedia Commons

10°59′25″N 49°3′25″E / 10.99028°N 49.05694°E / 10.99028; 49.05694

[1] Cairn

[2] "Security Council Committee on Somalia and Eritrea Issues List of Individuals". Retrieved 2011-05-21.

[3] ttp://allafrica.com/stories/201007300837.html

[4] ttp://allafrica.com/stories/201008130550.html

[5] ttp://allafrica.com/stories/201010220131.html

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