Battle of Kulbiyow

Battle of Kulbiyow
	Part of the War in Somalia
	; An Al-Shabaab fighter inside the Kulbiyow military base following the battle.
Date	27 January 2017
Location	Kulbiyow, Somalia–Kenya border
Result	Major Al-Shabaab victory
Belligerents
Al-Shabaab	AMISOM Kenya; Federal Government of Somalia
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Maj. Denis Girenge (WIA); (Company OC) ; Maj. Mwangi †; (Artillery Battery Commander) ; Capt. Silas Ekidor †; (Infantry Second Officer in Charge) ; Capt. Nur Muhidin; (Somali commander)
Units involved
Saleh al Nabhan Battalion	Kenya Army 15 Kenya Rifles C-Company; ; Somali Armed Forces
Strength
150–Hundreds Many foreign mujahideen;	250 120; Unknown;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	40–67+ KDF soldiers killed, several captured; Several killed

The Battle of Kulbiyow took place on 27 January 2017, when al-Shabaab militants attacked and took control of the military base and town of Kulbiyow, held by the Somali Armed Forces and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).

^ Williams (2018), p. 202.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Harun Maruf (29 January 2017). "Analysis: With one attack, al-Shabaab targets three elections". Daily Maverick.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Fred Mukinda (5 February 2018). "KDF commander recounts Shabaab attack". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nyambega Gisesa (30 January 2017). "Kenya: Gallant Soldiers Fought to Their Last Breath to Repulse Attackers". AllAfrica.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jason Burke (27 January 2017). "Witnesses say dozens killed in al-Shabaab attack on Kenyan troops". The Guardian.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Caleb Weiss (31 January 2017). "Shabaab details deadly raid on Kenyan military base in Somalia". Long War Journal.
^ Anzalone (2018), p. 13.
^ Cite error: The named reference Beeders was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Abdikarim Hussein (1 February 2017). "KDF survivor reveals more DISTURBING details of the Kulbiyow attack". tuko.
^ Harun Maruf (27 January 2017). "Al-Shabab Captures Somali Military Base". Voice of America.

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[FOOTNOTEWilliams2018202-1] Williams (2018), p. 202.

[one_attack-2] Harun Maruf (29 January 2017). "Analysis: With one attack, al-Shabaab targets three elections". Daily Maverick.

[recounts-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Fred Mukinda (5 February 2018). "KDF commander recounts Shabaab attack". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[gallant-4] Nyambega Gisesa (30 January 2017). "Kenya: Gallant Soldiers Fought to Their Last Breath to Repulse Attackers". AllAfrica.com.

[guardian-5] Jason Burke (27 January 2017). "Witnesses say dozens killed in al-Shabaab attack on Kenyan troops". The Guardian.

[long-6] Caleb Weiss (31 January 2017). "Shabaab details deadly raid on Kenyan military base in Somalia". Long War Journal.

[FOOTNOTEAnzalone201813-7] Anzalone (2018), p. 13.

[Beeders-8] Cite error: The named reference Beeders was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[disturbing-10] Abdikarim Hussein (1 February 2017). "KDF survivor reveals more DISTURBING details of the Kulbiyow attack". tuko.

[VOA-11] Harun Maruf (27 January 2017). "Al-Shabab Captures Somali Military Base". Voice of America.

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