Buulo Mareer

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title: "Buulo Mareer" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-lower-shebelle"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-lower-shebelle" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buulo_Mareer" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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official_nameBulo Marer
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Hon Abshir Mumin and Feysal Cholera are two notable figures from Bulomareer, noting that Feysal currently leads all Bulomareerians in Mogadishu, the capital city.

Recent history

In November 2008, Bulo Marer was reported to have a protected water well.

Capture by Al-Shabaab

In November 2008, the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab occupied Bulo Marer.

A photo showing al-Shabaab soldiers in Bulo Marer was published in 2008.

In January 2013, the French-United States military attempted unsuccessfully to rescue hostages from Al-Shabaab in Bulo Marer.

In April 2014, the Tunni clan of Bulo Marer reportedly provided food to Al-Shabaab.

In May 2014, 3 alleged spies for the Somali and Ethiopian governments were publicly executed in a park in Bulo Marer.

In August 2014, Al-Shabaab's media arm, Al-Kataib, broadcast a documentary about the failed January 2013 attack on Bulo Marer by the French-United States military.

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In August 2014, Somali armed forces and African Union (AU) forces occupied Bulo Marer.

In April 2016, four civilians were killed when their vehicle was destroyed in Bulo Marer after they failed to follow military stop orders.

In March 2019, Al-Shabaab carried out an attack on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base.

In May 2023, Al-Shabaab attacked a base manned by Ugandan troops of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in Bulo Marer. The Somalia government said 30 people were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab said it killed 137 soldiers. Uganda's president announced that 54 people were killed.

In July 2024, public outrage ensued in Bulo Marer after 3 farmers were shot, and 2 were killed and beheaded by Ugandan ATMIS soldiers. Al-Shabaab broadcast in a radio message that they vowed to retaliate for the farmers' deaths. There was no immediate response from ATMIS or the Somali government.

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References

  1. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/01/12/french-soldier-killed-somalia-raid/1828495/ French soldier killed in raid to free hostage in Somalia], ''Associated Press'', January 12, 2013.
  2. (30 August 2014). "Somali, AU troops squeeze Al Shabaab militants out of Bulo Marer".
  3. Food Security Analysis Unit. (2008). "MIDDLE AND LOWER SHABELLE IDPs, AGROPASTORAL AND RIVERINE LIVELIHOOD SYSTEMS / SHABELLE VALLEY REGIONS, SOMALIA".
  4. (2008-11-11). "Islamic insurgents seize key Somali towns". [[CNN]].
  5. (2010-06-04). "Man who may have helped terror group gets time served". CTV News.
  6. United Nations. (2014). "Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea pursuant to Security Council resolution 2111 (2013): Somalia".
  7. (2013-01-12). "French secret service hostage and soldiers killed in Somali rescue mission". [[The Guardian]].
  8. (2014-12-22). "Somalia: The Tunni ethnic group, including regions where its members reside; treatment by society, authorities and Al Shabaab; relationship with other clans (2012-December 2014)". Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
  9. (29 May 2014). "SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE MEN IN LOWER SHABELLE REGION". Hands Off Cain.
  10. (2014-09-01). "SOMALIA / BULO MARER LIBERATION". Unifeed.
  11. (2016-04-17). "Taliska AMISOM oo ka hadashay Afar qof oo ciidamadoodu ay ku dileen dulleedka Buulo-mareer". Hiiraan online.
  12. (2019-03-21). "Dagaal ciidamada dowladda iyo Al-shabaab ku dhaxmaray gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose". Hiiraan online.
  13. (2023-05-26). "Al-Shabab attacks AU peacekeeper mission base in Somalia". [[Al Jazeera English.
  14. (2023-05-30). "Deadly Battle Underway in Central Somalia After Al-Shabab Attack". VOA.
  15. (2023-06-04). "We lost 54 soldiers in Bulo Marer attack-President Museveni". Goobjoog News English.
  16. (18 July 2024). "Outrage After Ugandan AU Soldiers Allegedly Kill and Behead Farmers in Bulo Marer". Horn Observer.

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