Coordinates: 3°2′9″N 41°52′3″E / 3.03583°N 41.86750°E / 3.03583; 41.86750

El Adde

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El Adde
Ceel Cadde
Town
El Adde is located in Somalia
El Adde
El Adde
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 3°2′9″N 41°52′3″E / 3.03583°N 41.86750°E / 3.03583; 41.86750
Country Somalia
RegionGedo
DistrictEl Adde
Government
 • Control Al-Shabaab
Area
 • Total4 sq mi (10 km2)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

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

Battle of El Adde

Main article: 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. ^ a b 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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