Qandala
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Qandala is an ancient port town situated in the Qandala District of the Bari region in the autonomous state of Puntland, northeastern Somalia. With a population of around 19,300 inhabitants, Qandala s
1984 view of the town of Qandala as photographed by Neville Chittick.
19th-century illustration of Qandala.
View of the town of Qandala.
Islamic State – Somalia Province or Abnaa ul-Calipha or also just Islamic State of Somalia is an affiliate of the Islamic State that primarily operates in the mountainous regions of Puntland, northern
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…Caluula, and Bosaso. A castle built during this period is among the architectural heritage that survived from the Majeerteen era. On 26 October 2016, a militant group linked to ISIL captured Qandala with 50 armed fighters after a brief firefight with local security forces, thus becoming the first town to be seized…
ISS launched an unsuccessful attack on the Village Hotel in Bosaso in February 2017.