El Adde
El Adde (Somali: Ceel Cadde) is a town in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia.
El Adde
Ceel Cadde | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname(s): sucuudi yareey | |
  El Adde Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 1°5′0″N 42°35′0″E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Gedo |
| District | El Adde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdi rashid cali cabdi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4 sq mi (10 km2) |
| Elevation | <3.03073 E 41.86624 accord. to Google Earth--> ft (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 210,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code(s) | 3.03073 E 41.86624 |
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
- 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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