Afmadow ( Somali : Afmadoow ) is a city in southern Somalia , located in the middle of the Juba region and bordered by Kenya , Badhadhe , Kismayo , Jamame , Jilib , Hagar , Bardhere and Elwaq in Somalia, it's 401 km southwest of the capital Mogadishu . It is home to a wide variety of wild animals, including the Big Five game animals . The vegetation in Afmadow consists of rich grassland , bounded by semi-desert . It is located northwest of Kismayo . The distance between Afmadow and Kismayo is 110 kilometers or 68 miles.
3-676: Afmadow was captured in 2006 by the Islamic Court Union as were the other districts in the region during the Somali Civil War . On 21 November 2009, the Islamist Al-Shabab militia took control of Afmadow, causing hundreds of families as well as western aid workers to flee in fear of violence. Another Islamist group, Hizbul Islam , left a day earlier, allowing Al-Shabab to move in without much resistance. Tensions had been building between both militia since
6-736: The former allies fell out in October in Kismayo, leading to fighting and Al-Shabab taking Kismayo in October 2009. On 18 October 2011, eyewitnesses reported that Kenyan jets were flying low over the city and al-Shabab was preparing entrenchment systems to defend against an expected attack by the Kenyan Army as part of the Kenyan intervention in Somalia . At the time, the government in Mogadishu
9-588: Was denying the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia. On 31 May 2012, it was reported that the Jubaland security forces backed KDF captured the city, as al-Shabab abandoned the town without fighting. 0°30′56″N 42°4′24″E / 0.51556°N 42.07333°E / 0.51556; 42.07333 Islamic Court Union Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
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