Rab Dhuure, also known as Rabdhure, is a town in the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia and capital of the Rabdhure District. Rabdhuure is one of the five districts in Bakool region of South West State.
Rabdhuure
Rabdhuure | |
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Town | |
  Rabdhuure Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 4°21′00″N 43°09′00″E / 4.35000°N 43.15000°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| State |  South West |
| Region | Bakool |
| District | Rabdhure District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
History
editIn March 2014, Somali Armed Forces assisted by an Ethiopian battalion with AMISOM captured the town from Al-Shabaab.[1] The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.[2]
According to Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, the government subsequently launched stabilization efforts in the newly liberated areas, which also included Hudur, Wajid and Burdhubo. The Ministry of Defence was providing ongoing reassurance and security to the local residents, and supplying logistical and security support to deliver relief assistance. Additionally, the Ministry of Interior was prepared to support and put into place programs to assist local administration and security. A Deputy Minister and several religious scholars were also dispatched to all four towns to coordinate and supervise the federal government's stabilization initiatives.[3]
Demographics
editThe broader Rabdhure District has a total population of 37,652 residents.<ref name="Rdatp">"Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.</
The inhabitants of the district are the Ligse sub-clan Arap who also the dominant clan in Bakool region.
Notes
edit- ^ "Somalia: Ethiopian troops in deadly battle with Al Shabaab, Rabdhure town liberated". Garowe Online. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Somalia: Federal Govt, AMISOM troops clash with Al Shabaab". Garowe Online. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "SOMALIA: PM hosts meeting with International Community diplomats on stabilisation efforts". Raxanreeb. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.