Battle of Kulbiyow
| Battle of Kulbiyow | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Somalia | |||||||
An Al-Shabaab fighter inside the Kulbiyow military base following the battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| 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 |
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| Strength | |||||||
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150–Hundreds
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250 | ||||||
| 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).