El Adde

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El Adde
Ceel Cadde
Town
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El Adde
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 3°2′9″N41°52′3″E / 3.03583°N 41.86750°E / 3.03583; 41.86750
CountryFlag of Somalia.svg Somalia
Region Gedo
District El Adde
Government
 • ControlAQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Al-Shabaab
Area
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4 sq mi (10 km2)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

El Adde (Somali : Ceel Cadde) is a town in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia.[ citation needed ]

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Battle of El Adde

On 15 January 2016, Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Kenyan military base in El Adde, killing 141 [1] –185 [1] [2] [3] [4] soldiers.

References

  1. 1 2 Kenya covers up military massacre
  2. ↑ OLLINGA, SILAH KOSKEI AND MICHAEL. "DOD asks families of missing KDF soldiers to go for DNA tests to help identify bodies". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  3. ↑ Team, Standard. "New details of El Adde attack: Somali general claims KDF received pre-attack intelligence". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  4. ↑ "CatholicHerald.co.uk » Kenya's bishop offers condolences after soldiers killed by al-Shabab". www.catholicherald.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
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