2024 El Dher attack
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Era | Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) | derived from year |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Somalia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 4.0886, 47.0858 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On June 8, 2024, Al-Shabaab militants attacked four military bases and overran the town of El Dher for several hours, killing many soldiers of the Somali National Force. The militants were eventually defeated by a U.S.-assisted airstrike. This was the deadliest terrorist attack since the Aws Wayne debacle.
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