ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,978,859 6.76924 47.43061 Somalia Militia groups reportedly affiliated to Puntland and Galmudug administrations clashed in the vicinity of Damerale Village (45km E of Galkacyo) in the afternoon of 14/03. The clashes reportedly broke out due to ethnic tension related to theft in the area. Both sides reportedly deployed more militias to the area. Eleven combatants were killed (Radio Kulmiye) in the clash and three others were injured.
5,978,862 6.94468 49.32653 Somalia Al Shabaab gains control of Garcad on the evening of 14/03, no reported violence. Between 200-400 al Shabaab left the village the following morning, heading North East along the coastal line.
5,978,867 9.74503 45.63403 Somalia Two gunmen from Habarjeclo/Soolamadaw sub clan shot and killed a truck driver from Dhulbahante/Samakaab sub-clan in City Plaza neighbourhood (Burco) in the morning of 14/03. The motive of the killing is said to be revenge against the killing of Habarjeclo herder by Dhulbahante gunmen in Buuhoodle. The perpetrators initially escaped but were later seized by the police.
5,978,872 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two young men in the vicinity of Buulo Jaan neighbourhood (Marka) in the night of 14/03. The motive is believed to be clan revenge. The two victims hail from Dir clan and the perpetrators escaped.
5,978,876 2.48088 42.86869 Somalia ISWA/SNG forces conducted a security operation and clashed with suspected al Shabaab fighters in Kurman Village (21km NW of Diinsoor) on 15/03. The joint forces took over the village for two hours before they retreated to their main base in Diinsoor. One suspected al Shabaab fighter and one ISWA soldier were killed in the operation.
5,978,880 0.5172 42.071 Somalia An al Shabaab assault on a AMISOM-KDF camp in Afmadow on 15/03 causes 19 al Shabaab dead following the Kenyan response.
5,978,884 1.78586 44.5313 Somalia Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade against a group of SNG soldiers in Qoryooley in the evening of 15/03. Three soldiers and three civilian bystanders were reportedly injured in the attack and the perpetrators escaped.
5,978,887 8.35371 50.18626 Somalia Al Shabaab gains control of Garmaal on the morning of 15/03, no reported violence.
5,978,893 9.67404 43.47604 Somalia Kulmiye political party supporters staged a demonstration against a delegation from Wadani political party who went to the area to receive new members to the party. The demonstrators threw stones at the delegation which led to clashes between the supporters of the two political parties. Police arrived at the scene and arrested more than 10 people from the two sides.
5,978,897 2.44864 41.96924 Somalia Al Shabaab abducts three humanitarian workers from Siidimo on 15/03.