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Id 5,767,739
Latitude -0.36029
Longitude 42.54626
Country Somalia
Geo Name Id
Description Heavy fighting, with air and beach shelling between Somali government soldiers backed by Kenyan AMISOM forces is going on the suburbs of Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo, the largest key town held by Al shabab militants, reports said Early on Friday, Kenyan military spokesman Col Cyrus Oguna told the media that half of Kismayo had been captured and the rest was expected to fall soon.
Start Date 01-Jan-12
End Date
Precision 1.0
Geo Name
ADM 1 Name Jubbada Hoose
ADM 1 Id
ADM 2 Name Kismayo
ADM 2 Id
ADM 3 Name
Notes
Armed Conflict 8371SOM - Battle-government regains territory