Ceelbaraf (Elbaraf) is a town and district in the Middle Shabelle, Somalia. It is a transportation hub at the junction of roads and had been effectively controlled by the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab since 2009 and by the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) since 2016.
the forces of Muhammad Umar Habeb of the Warsangali clan attacked ElBaraf. ElBaraf was controlled by the warlords of Dahir Dayah, then Minister of Interior...
jihadists armed with guns and explosives stormed an ATMIS military camp in ElBaraf, Middle Shabelle region, triggering a fierce firefight killing 30 soldiers...
Mahaday district. Gunfire and mortar shelling could be heard all over the ElBaraf village. Top January February March April May June July August September...