| 5,979,962 |
0.43428 |
41.81446 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters attacked AMISOM-KDF logistic convoy contingent heading to Afmadow and started with an IED detonation followed by heavy exchange of gun fire at Abaya Bilow grazing area near Xaya Village (about 45km SW from Afmadow Town) on 19/02 afternoon. The attack lasted more than three hours and both sides have exchanged small and heavy arms fire. One APC and one big truck (lorry-loaded with assorted items) were heavily damaged by the IED and RBP fire. Two helicopters reached the location later for rescue reasons and over three hundred JLF forces from Afmadow and Dhoobley were also brought in and the convoy spent the night at the point where the ambush happened. Two JLF and seven others from AMISOM soldiers were reportedly killed, two JLF soldiers and ten AMISOM soldiers were injured. Agence France Presse claims 21 dead. |
| 5,979,966 |
10.44254 |
45.01474 |
Somalia |
|
Police shot and injured three people at voters registration centre in Berbera on the morning of 19/03. The incident happened after applicants for the voters cards surged and rushed to get the card which led to disorder. |
| 5,979,970 |
1.6584 |
44.57998 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a civilian man in Gol-Weyn (22km W of Marka) in the evening of 19/03. The victim was a khat dealer and he used to sell khat to the SNG forces in Buulo Mareer. The motive behind the killing is unknown and no group claimed responsibility. |
| 5,979,974 |
2.41592 |
42.8687 |
Somalia |
|
SNGF/ISWA jointly carried out an attack against an al Shabaab base where al Shabaab demanded zakat animals from pastoralist in Bandhumi Village (15km NE of Diinsoor) in the early morning of 20/03. Reliable sources indicate that the fighting between the combatants resulted in three al Shabaab fighters being killed and no causalities/injuries reported on SNGF side. |
| 5,979,978 |
11.28366 |
49.1806 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade against a mobile checkpoint setup in the proximity of Bosasso Main Market on the evening of 20/03. Reports indicate that the grenade landed on an empty place and the perpetrator(s) managed to escape. Police opened fire after the blast. There were no immediate reports of casualties or arrest, though one death was recorded later by the Shabelle Media Network. |
| 5,979,982 |
8.40635 |
48.48188 |
Somalia |
|
Seventy al Shabaab are killed and 30 captured during four days of fighting (17-20/03) with Puntland forces in Suuj, Nugaal. |
| 5,979,986 |
7.21345 |
48.85104 |
Somalia |
|
Puntland forces attacked al Shabaab fighters in Tabakaraale area (about 60km SE of Jariiban) in the morning of 20/03. Reports indicate that the two sides engaged in a heavy fighting. Casualties could not be established. |
| 5,979,990 |
2.06516 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade against a group of SNG soldiers on foot patrol in the vicinity of Jamhuuriya (Karaan District) in the night of 20/03. Injuries, fatalities not known. Perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,979,994 |
5.19938 |
45.52517 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a police officer in Matabaan town (63km NE of Beled Weyne) in the morning of 20/03. The motive behind the killing is believed to be dispute over the ownership of a local water reservoir. The perpetrators escaped but they are being pursued. |
| 5,979,998 |
10.9791 |
49.1676 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters fired several mortar rounds followed by a hit and run attack against the positions of Puntland Darwish forces in an area between Af-Urur and Sugure of Galgala (40km S of Bosasso) on the evening of 20/03. The two sides exchanged heavy gunfire that lasted for about 30 minutes after which al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Reports indicate that one of the militants was killed. |
