| 5,988,439 |
8.40635 |
48.48188 |
Somalia |
|
About hundred people, mostly women, staged a demonstration in front of the parliament and the ministry of finance in Garowe in the morning of 02/05. The demonstrators reportedly protested over the depreciation of the Somali shilling against the dollar, which caused inflation. Reports indicate that several vehicles were damaged by the protestors. |
| 5,988,443 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
Unknown men, armed with pistols shot and killed a school teacher in Hawl-Wadaag neighborhood on 02/05. The motive is unknown while the attackers escaped. |
| 5,988,447 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
An unknown attacker hurled a hand grenade against a SNGF outpost at Bunda Weyne Bridge on 02/05. A civilian bystander was injured in the explosion. Following the explosion, SNG soldiers fired a warning shot to stop a tuk-tuk approaching the bridge, which killed a passenger. |
| 5,988,451 |
-0.14934 |
42.39941 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters burnt 7 donkey carts transporting charcoal, slaughtered the donkeys and arrested over 27 charcoal burners near Canjeel village (30km N of Kismaayo) in the morning of 02/05. Further reports indicate they have also killed three charcoal burners in the same area after they allegedly refused to surrender to al Shabaab fighters. |
| 5,988,455 |
2.01951 |
45.31 |
Somalia |
|
At least two people were reportedly wounded following a hand-grenade explosion at a mosque in Mogadishu's Waberi district on the night of 2 May. Perpatrators not known. |
| 5,988,459 |
2.0095 |
45.25 |
Somalia |
|
Shooting, Galbeed Police Station, Dharkenleey District, Mogadishu, 03/05/2016, 08:30. Two SNG police officers were involved in a shootout following an escalated dispute in Galbeed Police Station (Dharkenleey District) in the morning of 03/04. As a result of the shooting, one of them was killed while the other was injured. Other police officers in the area arrested the injured officer and investigated the incident. |
| 5,988,463 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
Galmudug forces clashed with clan militiamen hailing from Habar-Gidir/Sacad sub-clan manning an illegal checkpoint at the outskirt of Galkacyo (2km S of Galkacyo) in the morning of 03/05. The two sides exchanged fire for about 30 minutes after which the clan militias withdrew. The fighting reportedly broke out after Galmudug forces reached the area to convince the militias to leave the area (in an effort to clear the roads south of Galkacyo of militia checkpoints). Two combatants were reportedly killed in the clash and four others were injured while eight clan militias were arrested by the Galmudug forces. |
| 5,988,467 |
-0.0128 |
42.4032 |
Somalia |
|
The Central Command of Somali National Army (SNA) stated that its Special Commandos raided and destroyed an IS training camp in Janaale (13km NW of Marka) on 03/05. According to information released by state run media, the Special forces killed 12 IS fighters including a foreign fighter (a photo of his corpse appeared in the media) and captured other fighters alive. This claim could not be independently verified. Currently the town is controlled by al Shabaab. Contradictory reports indicate that the operation was conducted in Jamaame district (Lower Juba) and not in Janaale. |
| 5,988,472 |
5.75047 |
46.51312 |
Somalia |
|
Galmudug gunmen and a militia from Dhusamareb clash leading to a 'number of deaths'. |
| 5,988,476 |
2.01951 |
45.31 |
Somalia |
|
Mortars rounds were fired from an unknown location (most likely from Kaxda in Dharkenleey) against MIA (local airport) in the morning of 03/05. It is confirmed that five rounds (probably B10) landed inside MIA and at least one round inside the UN compound, Waaberi District. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility through their Radio Andalus (a pro-AS local FM) and stated that the purpose of the attack was to scare the newly arrived British soldiers. It is not clear if the soldiers were in fact a target. No casualties were reported. |
