Gulane

Gulane Guulane
Town
Gulane Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 3°18′N46°14′E / 3.300°N 46.233°E / 3.300; 46.233
Country	Somalia
Region	Middle Shabelle
Government
•  Control	Al-Shabaab
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Gulane (Somali : Guulane) is a town in the southeastern Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) region of Somalia. It is the town where many Macawisley, a name for local volunteers for war against Shabab call home, including one of the most famous leaders of this volunteer group called Hibad Ali Dasar, who died while fighting against Shabab in Middle Shabelle.

Somali Civil War

Main article: 2025 Shabelle offensive

On 19 March 2025 Al-Shabaab captured Gulane town, lifting a three-year-long siege on its strongholds in the central regions of Galgadud and Mudug. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Ciidamada Al-Shabaab oo La Wareegay Deegaan Muhiim ah oo Katirsan Shabeellaha Dhexe. - Warbaahinta Al-Furqaan". radiofurqaan.net. 2025-03-20. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
2. Guardian, Somali. "Al-Shabaab captures Gulane town in #Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, lifting a three-year-long siege on its strongholds in the central regions of Galgadud and Mudug, in what appears to be a short-term objective for the counter-offensive it launched late last month".

• Gulane, Somalia