| 5,991,084 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
A man hurled a hand grenade against a group of SNG soldiers on foot patrol in the vicinity of Ex-Control Balcad (Heliwa District) in the night of 17/05. The soldiers responded with gunfire and reportedly killed the attacker. |
| 5,991,088 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Suspected al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against a NISA outpost in Biyadegenka neighbourhood (Heliwa District) on 17/05. Both sides exchanged small arms fire before attackers withdrew. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,991,092 |
1.14755 |
44.0039 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against an AMISOM base in Mudul Baraawe (5km NW of Baraawe) in the night of 17/05. Both sides exchanged gunfire briefly before the attackers withdrew. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,991,097 |
4.57365 |
44.93075 |
Somalia |
|
Gaaljecel militia shot and killed two elderly pastoralists from Jajele in Bar Ganlave (33km SW of Beled Weyne) in the evening of 17/05. The killing is related to the ongoing clashes between Gaaljecel and Jajele clan militias in Beled Weyne; tensions in the village are high. |
| 5,991,101 |
2.04555 |
45.34 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers armed with pistols shot and killed a civilian man in the vicinity of Maanaboolyo (Boondheere District) in the night of 17/05. The victim used to run a money exchange kiosk. The motive behind the attack is unknown. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,991,301 |
13.80572 |
22.50673 |
Sudan |
|
Gunmen abduct and sexually assault a girl while stealing cattle. |
| 5,991,107 |
9.74503 |
45.63403 |
Somalia |
|
A local councillor was abducted by unidentified gunmen believed to be from his own sub-clan in Burco on 17/05. The motive of the abduction remains unclear but it is believed to be related to a recent no-confidence motion tabled by some local councillors including the abducted official against the mayor of the town over corruption allegations. The councillor and the mayor both hail from the same sub-clan (Habarjeclo/Reer Biniin). The abducted councillor was reportedly taken to Naqdhibiijo Village (46km SE of Burco). Burco police conducted security operations in the outskirts of the town in search of the abducted official. |
| 5,991,694 |
0.49658 |
29.46542 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Demonstrations were held in Beni against the judgment of the Constitutional Court authorizing President Kabila to remain in power beyond 2016 in order to organize elections. The march, which had been banned, was dispersed by police using tear gas. |
| 5,991,112 |
9.55975 |
44.06678 |
Somalia |
|
Somaliland police shot and severely injured a man following a security operation in Hargeisa University neighbourhood in the afternoon of 17/05. The man was suspected of having links with a detained al Shabaab suspect whose phone call logs showed multiple calls between he and the victim. |
| 5,991,117 |
1.71305 |
44.76388 |
Somalia |
|
A civilian was killed by gunmen in KM60 (27km NE of Marka) in the evening of 17/05. There are conflicting reports emerging about the killing. One version indicates that the man was travelling with a bus and that he was killed for clan revenge by Biimaal militia. Other sources suggest that he was killed by AMISOM forces in KM 60 after he approached their base. The victim appears to hail from Habar Gidir clan. |
