Shabelle

American  

[shuh-bel-ee] / ʃəˈbɛl i /

Or Shebele

noun

1. Webi Shebeli.

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Example Sentences

But the group launched a new offensive early this year, retaking some 90 percent of that territory -- including three critical bridges along the Shabelle River vital for access to the capital.

From Barron's

Yusuf said the government had retaken "the whole area" within 300 kilometres of Mogadishu and plans next to recapture bridges and villages in Upper and Middle Shabelle, pushing further into Al-Shabaab territory, though he did not give a timeline.

From Barron's

The head of the Somali Civil Aviation Authority, Ahmed Maalim, told the BBC that the helicopter had come down in the airport's military section after flying in from the Balidogle airbase in the Lower Shabelle region.

From BBC

When Geedi reached his small village outside Warsheikh, in the Middle Shabelle region, he did not know that tensions between two Abgal sub-clans were about to boil over.

From BBC

Adan Yabaal, in the Middle Shabelle region, was seized by al-Shabab in 2016 before being recaptured by government forces in 2022.

From BBC