ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,761,667 8.47358 47.35441 Somalia A demonstration supporting outcomes of the Khatumo 2 meeting in Taleex was held in Laas Caanood. No arrests were reported to have been made during the demonstration.
5,761,671 2.05492 45.33 Somalia Two dead bodies of young men (20 & 24 years old) were found in Geed Ja'el and Qur'aley areas. Later a pro-AS radio Al-Andalus issued a statement, claiming that AS operatives shot dead a man working for the TFG CID in Geed Ja'el area on 10/01. It is currently unknown if the statement was related to the dead bodies found earlier.
5,761,675 5.53764 46.3867 Somalia A staff on a LNGO alongside his driver were killed by suspected AS militias while on their wayfrom Dhusamareeb to Guri-Ceel. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the vehicle carrying the LNGO staff was travelling not far behind a convoy of Ethiopian forces and may have been misrecognised for a part of the convoy that got delayed. At this stage however, direct targeting of the staff cannot be fully ruled out.
5,761,680 0.30463 41.43938 Somalia AS militias launched a hit-and-run attack against KDF/anti-AS positions in Tabta area in the evening of 12/01. The attack lasted for more than one hour. Local medias report that three combatants were killed and five others injured. Anti-AS sources report 20 killed on the AS side.
5,761,684 5.75047 46.51312 Somalia Fighting broke out between two groups hailing from the Ayr/Cabsiiye sub-clan during an escalated personal dispute over a vehicle. Five people were reported injured.
5,761,688 2.15 45.116 Somalia An AS militiaman was reported to have opened indiscriminate fire at civilians in Eelasha. As a result of the shooting, four people were reported killed and several others injured. The perpetrator fled the scene. Unconfirmed report indicates that the militiaman suffered of a mental condition.
5,761,750 2.20586 41.62493 Somalia A road-side bomb targeting a KDF convoy passing through Faafax-Dhuun exploded but missed its intended target.
5,821,416 -23.94299 31.14107 South Africa Miners stage underground sit-in to protest various grievances
5,761,692 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Two groups of TFG military exchanged gunfire in Trebuunka area in the afternoon of 13/01. The incident occurred after a group composed of former militias loyal to Indha-Adde shot a TFG soldier and seized his weapon. The soldier, recently trained in Uganda, was part of a group who had established a new base in Trebuunka area. In the shooting that ensued three IDPs were killed in addition to the TFG soldier. Three others soldiers were injured. The same groups exchanged fire again in the same area the following day.
5,761,696 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Two groups of TFG military exchanged gunfire in Trebuunka area in the afternoon of 13/01. The incident occurred after a group composed of former militias loyal to Indha-Adde shot a TFG soldier and seized his weapon. The soldier, recently trained in Uganda, was part of a group who had established a new base in Trebuunka area. In the shooting that ensued three IDPs were killed in addition to the TFG soldier. Three others soldiers were injured. The same groups exchanged fire again in the same area the following day.