Galgala campaign
The Galgala campaign was a military campaign autonomous Puntland region of Somalia, that took place periodically from 8 August until 1 October 2014. It was aimed at re-gaining control of the Galgala hills, which had fallen in hands of al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab commander Sheikh Mohamed Said Atom and his militia.
| Galgala Campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of Somali Civil War, War in Somalia (2009-present) | |||||||||
Area under control of Puntland administration as of February 2008 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Warsangali clan militia |
Puntland
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Mohamed Said Atom |
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 250 | hundreds of soldiers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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: 96 killed | 18 killed | ||||||||
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100+ civilians killed 800 people displaced (July–August) | |||||||||
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