Kunyo Barrow
{{Short description|Town in Lower Shebelle, Somalia}}
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Kunyo Barrow ({{langx|ymm|Kiunyo Baarow}}) is a town in the southern Middle Juba region of Somalia.{{Cite map |author = OCHA|year = 2012 |title = Somalia Reference Map - Jilib District (22 Feb 2012)|url = https://reliefweb.int/map/somalia/somalia-reference-map-jilib-district-22-feb-2012 |format = PDF |scale= |access-date = 2023-11-14}} It is situated around 257 km southwest of the capital Mogadishu.
History
Beginning in February 2019, the United States launched airstrikes in Kunyo Barrow, killing a man and a 20-month-old child.{{cite web |last1=Airwars |first1=Airwars |title=Airwars assessment:USSOM195-C |url=https://airwars.org/civilian-casualties/ussom195-c-february-23-2019/ |website=airwars.org |publisher=Airwars |access-date=14 November 2023}} As of October 2023, the town is under Al-Shabaab control.{{cite web |last1=Weiss |first1=Caleb |title=Shabaab hosts massive pro-Palestine protests in southern Somalia |url=https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/10/15/shabaab-hosts-massive-pro-palestine-protests-in-southern-somalia/ |website=fdd.org |publisher=Foundation For Defense of Democracies |access-date=14 November 2023}}
On 24 December 2024, the United States launched an airstrike 10 km southwest of Kenya Barrow, killing two al-Shabaab militants, including the central figure Mohamed Mire.
Demographics
Kunyo Barrow has a population of around 10,000 inhabitants.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm|title=Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com|website=www.tageo.com}} The town is predominantly inhabited by the Tunni clan sub-division of the Digil Rahanweyn Somalis.
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External links
- {{cite web |url=https://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm |title=Geography Population Map cities coordinates location |website=tageo.com |access-date=2023-08-18}}
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