Rab Dhuure

Rab Dhuure, also known as Rabdhure, is a town in the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia and capital of the Rabdhure District. Rabdhuure is one of the five districts in Bakool region of South West State.

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Rabdhuure Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 4°21′00″N 43°09′00″E
Country	Somalia
State	South West
Region	Bakool
District	Rabdhure District
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

History

In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces assisted by an Ethiopian battalion with AMISOM captured the town from Al-Shabaab.^[1] The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.^[2]

According to Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, the government subsequently launched stabilization efforts in the newly liberated areas, which also included Hudur, Wajid and Burdhubo. The Ministry of Defence was providing ongoing reassurance and security to the local residents, and supplying logistical and security support to deliver relief assistance. Additionally, the Ministry of Interior was prepared to support and put into place programs to assist local administration and security. A Deputy Minister and several religious scholars were also dispatched to all four towns to coordinate and supervise the federal government's stabilization initiatives.^[3]

On the 17th september 2023,alshabaab launched an ambush on ethiopian soldiers claiming that they killed over 250 soldiers

Demographics

The broader Rabdhure District has a total population of 57,652 residents.<ref name="Rdatp">"Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.</

The inhabitants of the district are the Ligse sub-clan Arap who also the dominant clan in Bakool region.