What the records say
- When
- 16 Oct 2011
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 0.43° N, 41.60° E
- Description
- 2011 battle in Somalia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Lower Juba
2011 battle in Somalia
Early in the morning on 1 April 2011, Somali and Raskamboni troops launched an attack on the strategic town of Dhobley. A few hundred Somali troops attacked the town from the Kenyan border. After a few hours of attacks the Somali troops seized Dhobley, resulting in a counterattack from Al Shabaab. Al Shabaab received reinforcements from Afmadow and Kismayo, but the counterattack failed.
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