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Ras Kamboni
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| native_name | رأس كامبوني | |
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| image_skyline | Somalia, Lower Juba, Kamboni (1), central mosque.jpg | |
| imagesize | 300px | |
| pushpin_map | Somalia | |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 | |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Somalia | |
| <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Somalia | |
| subdivision_type2 | State | |
| subdivision_name2 | Jubaland | |
| subdivision_type3 | Region | |
| subdivision_name3 | Jubbada Hoose | |
| subdivision_type4 | District | |
| subdivision_name4 | Ras Kamboni District | |
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| unit_pref | Imperial | |
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| <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 | |
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Kamboni (; ) is a district of Lower Juba region, Somalia, which lies on a peninsula near the border with Kenya. It is the southernmost town in Somalia. The tip of that peninsula is called Ras Kamboni (Cape Kamboni). The town is located 274 kilometers south of Kismayo. The Town population is 79,000. American officials have said that it has served as a training camp for extremists with connections to Al-Qaeda; al-Sharq al-Awsat reported in May 1999 that al-Qaeda was installing sophisticated communications equipment in the camp.{{cite news |access-date=2007-01-08 |archive-date=2008-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106130616/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/08/world/main2335451.shtml |url-status=live |access-date=2007-01-08 |archive-date=2012-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404034946/http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/396gitqe.asp |url-status=dead
US security concerns in the Horn of Africa, particularly at Kamboni, heightened after the attacks on 9/11. On December 16, 2001, Paul Wolfowitz said the US was meeting with various Somali and Ethiopian contacts to "observe, survey possible escape routes, possible sanctuaries" for Al Qaeda operatives.{{cite news | archive-date=2007-01-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102080912/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2001%2F12%2F16%2FMN115486.DTL | url-status=live
American officials believe that several terrorist attacks were orchestrated by Kamboni, including the 1998 United States embassy bombings and the 2002 Mombasa hotel bombing.
Battle of Ras Kamboni
Main article: 2007 Battle of Ras Kamboni
In the 2006 war in Somalia, Islamic Courts Union fighters fled Ethiopian troops to Kamboni, to make a last stand on the country's southernmost tip.
On January 8, 2007, during the battle, it was reported an AC-130 gunship belonging to the United States military had attacked suspected Al-Qaeda operatives in southern Somalia. It was also reported that the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower had been moved into striking distance.{{cite news |url-status=dead
Further developments
Al-Shabaab took control of Kamboni after the Ethiopian withdrawal. However, on October 20, 2011, Somali Transitional Federal Government forces seized control of the town in what a military spokesman characterised as a bloodless takeover.
2024 battle
Main article: Battle of Ras Kamboni (2024)
The Somali army launched an attack on the town of Ras Kamboni on December 11, 2024, to try and capture the town from Jubaland and overthrow the president of Jubaland, Ahmed Madobe. The Attack was repelled with at least 10 people being killed in fighting.
References
References
- "Kamboni to Kismayo".
- [https://2001-2009.state.gov/s/ct/rls/rm/8801.htm Terrorist Threat in Horn of Africa] {{Webarchive. link. (2020-03-19 US Department of State)
- [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/dod/cjtf-hoa.htm Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-01-11 globalsecurity.org)
- (2007-01-09). "US launches new Somalia raids". The Guardian.
- Elizabeth A. Kennedy, [https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070105/ap_on_re_af/somalia "Somalia's Islamists vow to heed al-Qaida"] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-01-07 , '' Associated Press'', 5 January 2007)
- Leftie, Peter. (20 October 2011). "Somalia: Kenyan Forces Capture Shabaab's Ras Kamboni".
- "Fighting breaks out between Somalia's Jubbaland region and federal government".
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