Awdheegle
Awdheegle
Awdheegle | |
|---|---|
District | |
  Awdheegle Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 01°58′N 044°50′E / 1.967°N 44.833°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shabelle |
| Government | |
| • Control |  al-Shabaab |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 119,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Awdheegle (also Awdhegle) is a district in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.
Demographics
[edit]Awdheegle is an agricultural district located west of Mogadishu on the Shebelle River.
Awdheegle is predominantly inhabited by the Begedi clan sub-division of the wider (Digil) family, who are native to South West.
Somali Civil War
[edit]On 15 March 2025, as part of the Shabelle offensive, Al-Shabaab captured the town, killing 31 Somali Army soldiers.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ الإخبارية, وكالة شهادة (2025-03-15). "القيادة العسكرية لحركة الشباب المجاهدين تعلن السيطرة على مناطق جديدة وتؤكد مقتل وإصابة أكثر من 150 من الميليشيات الحكومية". وكالة شهادة الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-17.
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