Bulo Marer

Bulo Marer
buulo mareer
Town
Bulo Marer

Location in Somalia.

Coordinates: 1°37′55″N 44°31′20″E / 1.63194°N 44.52222°E / 1.63194; 44.52222Coordinates: 1°37′55″N 44°31′20″E / 1.63194°N 44.52222°E / 1.63194; 44.52222
Country  Somalia
Region Lower Shebelle
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Bulo Marer (Somali: Buulo Mareer), also written as Bulomarer, is a town in the southwestern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. It was a base of Al-Shabaab, and was the site of an ill-fated 2013 military operation during which French commandos attempted to free a French hostage that was being held by the insurgent group.[1] The town was taken by Somali government forces assisted by AMISOM troops after a battle on August 30, 2014.[2]

Notes

  1. French soldier killed in raid to free hostage in Somalia, Associated Press, January 12, 2013.
  2. "Somali, AU troops squeeze Al Shabaab militants out of Bulo Marer". Garowe Online. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

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