Guriel (Somali: Guriceel, Arabic: جرعيل, جوري عيل ) is the second largest city in the central Galguduud region of Somalia located in Galmudug state. The city serves as the capital of the Guriel District.
Guriel
Guriceel جرعيل | |
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City | |
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  Guriel Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 5°18′32″N 45°52′55″E / 5.30889°N 45.88194°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| State |  Galmudug |
| Region | Galguduud |
| District | Guriel |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council-Commission |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Conflict
editThis city has been in conflict since the fall of the former Somali government in 1991. In 2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), a militant Islamic organization, took control of most of central Somalia. Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, supported by Ethiopia, defeated the ICU in late 2006.[1]
In 2007, Al-Shabaab, another Islamic extremist group born in southern Somalia, attacked Guriel, but the local paramilitary group Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (ASWJ), born in response, took control of Guriel in 2010.[2]
However, the conflict between ASWJ and Al-Shabaab did not stop after that, and the Ethiopian army also intervened in the conflict.[3][4] In addition to that, Galmudug, a regional government created in central Somalia, joined the conflict in the name of Somali government forces.[5][6]
In October 2021, another battle broke out between ASWJ and Galmudug, displacing most of the inhabitants of Guriel (5,000 houses, 20,000 people).[7][8] Both the main hospital and the community hospital were destroyed by fire and shelling.[9]
By the end of the year, an estimated 120 people had died in this recent spate of fighting.[10]
References
edit- ^ Mapping Militants team, Stanford (2016-03-30). "Islamic Courts Union". Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Degmada Guriceel ee gobolka Galguduud waxaa maanta lagu soo gebagebeeyay shir maalmahan halkaas uga socday ururka Ahlu-sunna wal jamaaca oo lagu doortay maamul cusub". BBC. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Reach Guriceel in Their Dozens". allafrica.com. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Somalia: Guriceel District Administration Pledge Their Alliance With Ethiopian Troops". allafrica.com. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "DOWLADDA SOOMAALIYA IYO AHLUSUNNA OO KU DAGAALLAMAY DHUUSAMAREEB IYO GURICEEL". puntlandpost.net. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Ahlu-sunna oo qabsaday magaalada Guriceel". voasomali.com. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Dagaal u dhaxeeya Ciidamada Dowladda iyo Ahlusuna oo ka socda Guriceel". horseedmedia.net. 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "James Swan: 100 Kun Qof ayaa ku Qaxxay dagaalka Guriceel". goobjoog.com. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Somalia: Caught between drought and fighting". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ Schipani, Andres (2021-12-29). "Somalia conflict escalates: 'We know al-Shabaab will take advantage'". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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