| 5,984,189 |
2.03389 |
45.33861 |
Somalia |
|
Five are dead in a al Shabaab car bomb explosion outside a restaurant near a local government headquarters in Hamar Weyne district on 11/04. |
| 5,984,193 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
United States forces launch a pair of drone strikes on al Shabaab locations near Kismayo on 11/04 and 12/04. Twelve reported dead over the two days. |
| 5,984,197 |
-0.1302 |
42.57433 |
Somalia |
|
Unknown war planes conducted several air strikes against an al Shabaab base close to Yoontoy Yarey Village (25km NE of Kismaayo) in the night of 11/04. At least six al Shabaab fighters were killed while others were injured and the targeted base was destroyed. Reports indicate that the head of al Shabaab military in Jamaame district, Abu Hashim Ibnu Osman (Dir/Biyamal) was killed in the airstrike. |
| 5,984,202 |
11.28366 |
49.1806 |
Somalia |
|
Reports indicate that unidentified assailants made a drive-by shooting at Karaama One Hotel & Restaurant in Bosasso in the evening of 11/04. The Hotel was hosting a meeting by Ali Saleban elders at the time of attack. The motive of the incident is yet to be confirmed but unconfirmed sources suggest that the incident is an act of retaliation by Omar Mohamud sub-clan for the killing of a prominent businessman in February 2016. The perpetrators escaped from the scene. The incident led neither to casualties nor to arrests. |
| 5,992,841 |
10.5909 |
14.3159 |
Cameroon |
|
5 Boko Haram killed a fisherman and injured another. |
| 5,984,207 |
8.47358 |
47.35441 |
Somalia |
|
An unidentified masked man armed with a pistol believed to have links with al Shabaab reportedly shot and killed a man from Dhulbahante/Baharsame-sub clan in the vicinity of Tuulo Qodax neighbourhood (Las Anod) in the evening of 11/04. Reports indicate that the victim was a former senior al Shabaab commander who defected in 2014. The victim was reportedly arrested by the Somaliland government in a joint security operation conducted with Ethiopian support and was later released on bail. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the victim was currently member of Somaliland Intelligence. |
| 5,984,211 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade against ISWA forces positioned in the former Afgooye Secondary School in the night of 12/04. casualties are unknown. Perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,984,215 |
1.78396 |
44.54271 |
Somalia |
|
A drone strike of unknown origin targeted Jasiira Village (2km E of Qoryooley) in the afternoon of 12/04. At the time of writing all information regarding this incident remained sketchy. Local residents, however, reported at least two missiles hit the area. Casualties could not be established. The targets of the strikes were not reported. |
| 5,984,219 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
United States forces launch a pair of drone strikes on al Shabaab locations near Kismayo on 11/04 and 12/04. Twelve reported dead over the two days. |
| 5,984,223 |
1.24477 |
42.57317 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab carjacked over seven civilian vehicles (trucks and Mini-buses) from Buale Town to transport fighters towards Afmadow. The fighters alighted deep in the bush between the two districts (approx. 70km W of Buale) on 12/04. Some of the hijacked drivers released last night reported that they had to transport a high number of al Shabaab troops; further reports indicate that al Shabaab is planning a complex attack in one of the JLF and AMISOM controlled towns and villages in Lower Juba to respond to the airstrikes against them. |
