Balad,_Somalia Knowpia

Balcad
Balcad
Town
	Balcad Location in Somalia
	Coordinates: 2°39′N 45°3′E / 2.650°N 45.050°E
Country	Somalia, Hirshabeelle State
Region	Middle Shabelle
District	Balcad
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Bal'ad District (Somali: Degmada Balcad) is one of the districts of Middle Shabelle region of Somalia. It is located about 36 kilometers northeast of the capital city of Mogadishu.

Terrorism edit

In December 2021, Balad town was attacked by Al Shabaab fighters. About eight people were killed in the fighting.^[1]

On 9 June, 2022, Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a landmine explosion targeted at the Danab Brigade early in the morning on the outskirts of the town, which they claim killed at least 15 soldiers and destroyed one vehicle.^[2]

References edit

^ "Somalia's Al-Shabab Fighters Kill at Least 7 in Attack Near Capital". VOA. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "Al-Shabaab claims it killed 15 Somali soldiers in blast". shabellemedia.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

Map of Balcad at OpenStreetMap
OCHA map of Balcad at ReliefWeb
Atlas of the Juba and Shabelle Rivers in Somalia: Balcad at SWALIM

[1] "Somalia's Al-Shabab Fighters Kill at Least 7 in Attack Near Capital". VOA. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[2] "Al-Shabaab claims it killed 15 Somali soldiers in blast". shabellemedia.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

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Balcad
Town
Balcad Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 2°39′N 45°3′E / 2.650°N 45.050°E / 2.650; 45.050
Country	Somalia, Hirshabeelle State
Region	Middle Shabelle
District	Balcad
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)