Galgala is a town in

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region of

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

. The town has ancient markings of religious symbols and

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es and ancient remains of a

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s which commonly found in

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and Bari, Somalia regions.

Galgala Campaign

The Galgala campaign started on 24 July 2010 when militants led by notorious arms dealer and Al Shabaab operative, Mohamed Said Atom attacked a checkpoint in the town of Karin, just south of commercial town of Bosaaso. Puntland Security Forces responded by attacking the main base of Atom's militants in Galgala on 13 August 2010. The campaign culminated by 31 October 2010.

References

External links

laasqoray.netmaakhir.netgalgalanews.comSomali Public Radio
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