Baledogle Airfield, also called Wanlaweyn Airstrip, is the largest military air base in Somalia, about 90 kilometers northwest of the capital, Mogadishu. The airfield was constructed in the 1970s …

Jan 5, 2023 · Located 60 miles northwest of Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, Baldogle Military Airfield was “isolated” and surrounded by enemy activity, several veterans of the battle told …

Sep 30, 2019 · Al-Shabaab militants have attacked a U.S. base in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia with European Union troops targeted in a separate bombing nearby, U.S. Africa …

Jan 24, 2023 · Baledogle Military Airfield, located 60 miles northwest of Mogadishu, in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia, was constructed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s for use by its …

Sep 30, 2019 · Jihadists have attacked a military base where US soldiers train commandos in Somalia. Local residents reported heavy blasts and gunfire at Baledogle airport in the southern …

Baledogle Airfield is a military airbase located in the district of Wanlaweyn in Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. It is situated 70 miles northwest of Mogadishu, halfway to Baidoa. The …

Sep 30, 2019 · The Baledogle base is in the Lower Shabelle region, about 100 km (60 miles) west of Mogadishu. Insurgents attacked it in February using mortars, but caused no casualties.

Sep 30, 2019 · Al-Shabab militants launched an attack on an airbase used by the U.S. military supporting Somali forces, security sources said. The militants detonated explosions from two …

Sep 30, 2019 · Jihadists in Somalia have attacked a U.S. military base in the southern Lower Shabelle region of the country on Monday, while a second attack targeted a European peace …

Sep 30, 2019 · The Baledogle outpost is located in the Lower Shabelle — a region rife with Islamic militants and Shabab fighters.