ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,756,387 2.04139 45.33372 Somalia 15 March Al Shabaab attacks against govt and AU bases triggered heavy shelling of militant-controlled areas; casualties on both sides including civilians.
5,756,392 2.05492 45.33 Somalia Around 8 mortar rounds were reportedly fired by AS forces at Villa Somalia in the afternoon of 15/03. 3 of the rounds landed in residential areas or in the compound of Radio Mogadishu killing 3 civilians and injuring 6 others. Several rounds landed in Villa Somalia without making any casualties. AMISOM/TFG forces reportedly responded by firing in the direction of Bakara market. Two of their rounds are said to have landed in the charcoal market and in Abdalla Shideeye area inside Bakara market. Medical sources indicate that this counter-fire led to the death of 8 civilians and the injury of 10 others.
5,756,396 2.22043 45.22585 Somalia AS allegedly fired an 82 mm mortar round which landed about 500 meters away from the OPD area north-east of the AMISOM Force headquarters. No casualties were reported.
5,756,401 2.0095 45.25 Somalia AS militants launched a large scale attack against several TFG and AMISOM positions at around 22.00 on 16/03/2011. The clashes lasted more than 3 hours in some locations. Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Abu Mus'ab, and AS Spokesman, declared to local medias after the attack that AS had captured several positions and killed a large number of TFG/AMISOM soldiers. This report was contradicted by the TFG Vice-Commander Gen. Abdikarim Dheba-Badan who denied that AS attacks had achieved any significant result. More than 10 civilians are reported to have been killed and 29 injured. The AS attack was said to have been led by Abdulkadir Commandos, former HI senior commander.
5,756,543 9.55975 44.06678 Somalia Reports from Hargeisa Hospital confirm that 10 people were brought in for treatment with injuries sustained during a fight between two clans in Dhaboolaq, around 20 km west of Hargeisa, The fighting was sparked by water issues. The police have been deployed in the area to help calm the situation.
5,756,406 2.04045 45.36 Somalia AS militants launched a large scale attack against several TFG and AMISOM positions at around 22.00 on 16/03/2011. The clashes lasted more than 3 hours in some locations. Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Abu Mus'ab, and AS Spokesman, declared to local medias after the attack that AS had captured several positions and killed a large number of TFG/AMISOM soldiers. This report was contradicted by the TFG Vice-Commander Gen. Abdikarim Dheba-Badan who denied that AS attacks had achieved any significant result. More than 10 civilians are reported to have been killed and 29 injured. The AS attack was said to have been led by Abdulkadir Commandos, former HI senior commander.
5,756,411 2.04393 45.3 Somalia AS militants launched a large scale attack against several TFG and AMISOM positions at around 22.00 on 16/03/2011. The clashes lasted more than 3 hours in some locations. Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Abu Mus'ab, and AS Spokesman, declared to local medias after the attack that AS had captured several positions and killed a large number of TFG/AMISOM soldiers. This report was contradicted by the TFG Vice-Commander Gen. Abdikarim Dheba-Badan who denied that AS attacks had achieved any significant result. More than 10 civilians are reported to have been killed and 29 injured. The AS attack was said to have been led by Abdulkadir Commandos, former HI senior commander.
5,756,416 2.04555 45.34 Somalia AS militants launched a large scale attack against several TFG and AMISOM positions at around 22.00 on 16/03/2011. The clashes lasted more than 3 hours in some locations. Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Abu Mus'ab, and AS Spokesman, declared to local medias after the attack that AS had captured several positions and killed a large number of TFG/AMISOM soldiers. This report was contradicted by the TFG Vice-Commander Gen. Abdikarim Dheba-Badan who denied that AS attacks had achieved any significant result. More than 10 civilians are reported to have been killed and 29 injured. The AS attack was said to have been led by Abdulkadir Commandos, former HI senior commander.
5,756,421 2.04803 45.32 Somalia AS militants launched a large scale attack against several TFG and AMISOM positions at around 22.00 on 16/03/2011. The clashes lasted more than 3 hours in some locations. Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Abu Mus'ab, and AS Spokesman, declared to local medias after the attack that AS had captured several positions and killed a large number of TFG/AMISOM soldiers. This report was contradicted by the TFG Vice-Commander Gen. Abdikarim Dheba-Badan who denied that AS attacks had achieved any significant result. More than 10 civilians are reported to have been killed and 29 injured. The AS attack was said to have been led by Abdulkadir Commandos, former HI senior commander.
5,756,426 2.05492 45.33 Somalia AS militants launched a large scale attack against several TFG and AMISOM positions at around 22.00 on 16/03/2011. The clashes lasted more than 3 hours in some locations. Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Abu Mus'ab, and AS Spokesman, declared to local medias after the attack that AS had captured several positions and killed a large number of TFG/AMISOM soldiers. This report was contradicted by the TFG Vice-Commander Gen. Abdikarim Dheba-Badan who denied that AS attacks had achieved any significant result. More than 10 civilians are reported to have been killed and 29 injured. The AS attack was said to have been led by Abdulkadir Commandos, former HI senior commander.