El Adde
El Adde
Ceel Cadde | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  El Adde Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 3°2′9″N 41°52′3″E / 3.03583°N 41.86750°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Gedo |
| District | El Adde |
| Government | |
| • Control |  Al-Shabaab |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.9 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]
Battle of El Adde
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 Kenya covers up military massacre
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Team, Standard. "New details of El Adde attack: Somali general claims KDF received pre-attack intelligence". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "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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