Battle of Janale (2015)

2015 Battle of Janale
Part of the War in Somalia
Date1 September 2015
Location1°48′26.000″N 44°41′43.084″E / 1.80722222°N 44.69530111°E / 1.80722222; 44.69530111
Belligerents
Al-Shabaab

AMISOM

Uganda Uganda
Commanders and leaders
Abdullah Ahmed Omar [1] Uganda Unknown
Units involved

Al-Shabaab

  • Sheikh Abu Zubeyr Battalion
Uganda UPDF
Strength
dozens of unknown
Casualties and losses
5 killed
(Al-Shabbab claim)
70 killed
(Al-Shabbab claim)[2]
50 killed
50 missing
(Western officials claim)
Battle of Janale (2015) is located in Somalia
Battle of Janale (2015)
Location within Somalia
Battle of Janale (2015) is located in Africa
Battle of Janale (2015)
Battle of Janale (2015) (Africa)

The Battle of Janale took place on September 1st 2015, when Al-Shabaab militants stormed an African Union military camp manned by Ugandan forces in the town of Janale, Lower Shabelle.

  1. ^ "Somalia attack: Al-Shabab attacks African Union Janale base". BBC News. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Somalia attack: Al-Shabab attacks African Union Janale base". BBC News. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

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