Bu'aale is the capital town of Jubbada Dhexe, in southern Somalia in the Jubba River valley. Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe is an administrative region ( gobolka) in southern Somalia in the historical region of Jubaland. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known The Jubba River (Webi Jubba is a River in southern Somalia which begins at the border with Ethiopia where the Dawa and Gebele It is located at around . It is situated in Middle Juba, or Jubbada Dhexe. (juuh-bad-duhh-theh-heh).
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During the Somali Civil War and the conflict of warlords in Somalia, the town was under the control of Colonel Barre Hiraale, leader of the Juba Valley Alliance (JVA). The Somali Civil War is an armed conflict in Somalia that started in 1988 The Somali Civil War is an armed conflict in Somalia that started in 1988 A warlord is a person with power who has military control over a subnational area due to Armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority Barre Adan Shire ( Barre Aadan Shire) also known as Barre Hiiraale, Barre "Hirale" Aden Shire, or Abdikadir Adan Shire, is the The Juba Valley Alliance (JVA (Somali Isbahaysiga Dooxada Jubba) is a political faction of the Somali Civil War.
In late September 2006, the JVA regrouped their forces in Bu'aale after defeat in Kismayo. The Advance of the Islamic Courts Union is the period in the Somali Civil War that began on May 2006 with the Islamic Courts Union 's (ICU conquest of Mogadishu Kismayo or Kismayu (Kismaayo كيسمايو; Chisimaio is a Port
In October 2006, Bu'alle was captured by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). The Islamic Courts Union ( ICU, Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim
It was the site of a grand atrocity by the ICU: the shooting of wounded militiamen loyal to the warlords. However, the act was punished and Bu'aale was quite secure as a town.
Flooding along the Juba River valley caused a humanitarian crisis in the midst of civil war. The Jubba River (Webi Jubba is a River in southern Somalia which begins at the border with Ethiopia where the Dawa and Gebele
On December 27, the World Food Programme (WFP) stated it had to hire aircraft and helicopters for airdrops and hire boats in Bu'aale to deliver food to stranded refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) along the flooded river banks: "WFP-hired boats based in Buale on the Juba River in Middle Shabelle region have delivered 150 tons of food to communities isolated by floods. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race Internally displaced persons (IDPs are people forced to flee their homes but who unlike refugees remain within their country's borders "[1]
After the victory at the Battle of Baidoa, on December 29, Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces under now-Defense Minister (and former head of the JVA) Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale entered Bu'aale. The War in Somalia is an ongoing armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG forces versus the Somali The Battle of Baidoa began on December 20, 2006 when the Somali Transitional Federal Government 's forces (TFG allied with Ethiopian forces stationed Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II The Transitional Federal Government (TFG of the Somali Republic ( Dowladda federaalka kumeelgaarka) is the present internationally recognized government of Somalia Barre Adan Shire ( Barre Aadan Shire) also known as Barre Hiiraale, Barre "Hirale" Aden Shire, or Abdikadir Adan Shire, is the [2]