Ceel Buur (Somali : Ceelbuur) is a town located in the region of Galguduud in central Somalia.
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  Ceel Buur Location in Galmudug somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 4°41′06″N46°37′03″E / 4.68500°N 46.61750°E | |
| Somalia |  Somalia |
| State |  Galmudug |
| Region | Galguduud |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 9,023 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Ceel Buur has been inhabited since at least the 13th century. During the Ajuran Sultanate it served as a local commercial hub. [1]
The area is particularly noted as a center for quarrying. Here, meerschaum (sepiolite), was used to make the Somali people's trademark Dabqaad incense burner, is mined. [2] [3] [4] El Buur is also the site of the local pipe-making industry. [2]
During the early colonial era, Ceel Buur would form one of seven residencies of the Upper Shabelle region which included Balad, Villagio Duca Degli Abruzzi, Buloburti, Bugda, Bud-Bud and a Commissioner at Mahaddai. These had formed part of one of the four administrative regional divisions with seven residents each under southern Somalia called the Benadir colony. [5] It became the site of battles between rebels loyal to Sheikh Mohamed Farah Rage From hilibi Mohamed sub clan mursade and Sheikh Hassan Barsane and Italian troops. [6] In 1926 when the ceel Buur Zone was named the first district of the newly formed Mudug Region, Captain Franco Carolei, the appointed Italian governor, would be assassinated by a young Abdulle Irrobe, From abakar, Gelle Galaal of Habar idinle sub clan mursade and several rebel groups in a daring anti-colonial uprising. [7] [8]
It is traditionally inhabited by the Murusade and the Duduble subclans of the Hawiye.
In 1975, construction on CEEl Buur Airfield' would begin with the aid of technicians from the Soviet Union. [9]
In 1990 a hospital was constructed in El Buur, but never became fully operational due to the civil war that began soon after. [10] On 23 July 1990, El Buur would be captured by the United Somali Congress (USC) and the town would become a base for the rebels. In November 1990, two Somali Air Force pilots would fly a Marchetti SF.260 and defect to the USC at the rebel base in El Buur. [11] By December 1990 the town operated as the headquarters for Mohamed Kanyare Afrah and the USC during its offensive to topple the government of Siad Barre. [12] [13]
Following the large scale Ethiopian intervention in late 2006 and the collapse of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), residents from the three clans residing in the El Buur formed a governing committee with representatives from each clan in order to address lawlessness. [10] As the conflict dragged on the town would become a major stronghold for the militant group Al-Shabaab. On the afternoon 26 March 2012, the Ethiopian military in cooperation with Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (ASWJ), captured the town from Al-Shabaab after a day of heavy fighting. [14] Following the capture of El Buur, Shabaab fighters in the town simply began living among the civilian population and melted back into clan militias making identification of the insurgents nearly impossible. Within several months all foreign troops would withdraw and the town would revert to insurgent control. [15] In February 2014, the town would once again be captured by AMISOM and ASWJ. [16]
On 31 October 2017 six children, including an eight month old, were killed when an AMISOM peacekeeping contingent opened fire on the outskirts of El Buur. Three children were also reportedly maimed. [17] In April 2018, a US military drone strike beside the town would result in the deaths of a civilian woman and her child. [18]
On August 25, 2023, the Somali National Army, alongside local militias led by Colonel Ismael Abdi Malik successfully ousted the terrorist group Al-Shabaab from CEEl Buur town. The capture of CEEL Buur in the Galmadug Federal Member State marks one of the most significant victories in the first phase of the government's offensive. This is due to towns strategic position in central Somalia and its importance to the terrorist group. The success of the offensive arises from a rare collaboration between the army and the macawisley militia. . "Victory to all Somalis. CEEl Buur district, a major al Shabaab stronghold, has fallen into the hands of Somali forces this hour. The forces are inside the town now," said Ibrahim Sheikh Muhydin, Somalia's army chief, in a speech broadcast live on Facebook. [19]
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