ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,969,902 -0.1302 42.57433 Somalia ENDF faced an ambush at Yoontoy Yarey Village neighbourhood (25KM NE of Kismaayo) which turned into a heavy clash that lasted for 2hrs, both sides used heavy machine guns, mortars and artillery then al Shabaab withdrew. No human casualties or property damaged as residents report.
5,969,906 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia AMISOM/Uganda has vacated Marka Town. This move comes after SNGF left the town yesterday evening. Residents report that al Shabaab is in the sea port and also in other Government buildings, and leading Friday prayers in the mosques. The motive of the move of AMISOM is unclear at this stage.
5,969,910 2.02053 45.28967 Somalia Suspected al Shabaab targets an airport security official with an IED. The security official was not harmed, though three others died in the blast.
5,969,914 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Government forces regain control of Marka following a brief exchange of gunfire. "Several" members of al Shabaab dead, one SNG soldier.
5,969,918 -34.01667 18.55 South Africa A community leader was ambushed and beaten up in Philippi by residents.
5,977,710 13.28333 24.78333 Sudan Militiamen rape a woman in Bir Keira near Tabit.
5,969,922 -26.19816 28.02194 South Africa Workers, aligned to SAMWU, held a demonstration in Braamfontein outside Pikitup offices after members were called in for a disciplinary hearing.
5,969,926 -26.0941 28.00123 South Africa Outside the land claims court in Randburg, Johannesburg, protesters wearing green Afra T-shirts protested and waved placard to highlight the lack of land reform.
5,969,929 -33.91799 25.57007 South Africa Chaos erupted at an annual meeting in Port Elizabeth when rugby officials fought their way past security officials and disrupted the meeting in protest.
5,969,933 -23.89003 29.75713 South Africa At a SACP event in Turfloop in Limpopo, ANC members allegedly disrupted the meeting, collapsing the marquee in which the meeting was being held, disconnecting the power supply and switching off the sound system.