| Battle of Jubadda Hoose | |||||||
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| Part ofSomali Civil War,War in Somalia (2009-present) | |||||||
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| Total: + 75 killed | Total: + 3 killed, 12 injured | ||||||
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Early in the morning on 1 April 2011 Somali troops and Raskamboni troops launched an attack on the strategic town ofDhobley, a few hundred Somali troops attacked the town from the Kenyan border. After a few hours of attacks the Somali troops seized Dhobley, resulting in a counterattack from Al Shabaab. Al Shabaab received reinforcements from Afmadow andKismayo but the counterattack failed.Somali Armed Forces remained control over Dhobley and lost 3 soldiers during these operations.[1]