ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,762,027 3.15 41.33 Somalia AS fighters took control of Dhamase located on the Kenya -Somalia border without a fight. The AS forces later voluntarily withdrew. The location had been presented before as controlled by KDF and anti-AS militias and is used by these forces to access Ceel-Cadde, around 60km inside Somalia territory in Garbaharey District.
5,762,031 8.2516 46.31572 Somalia Local medias report that Somaliland armed forces fired several artillery rounds to the east of Buuhoodle town on 26/01. The shelling took place upon the arrival of the newly elected president of the Khatumo state Mr. Ahmed Karash. Despite the shelling the convoy of the President protected by 11 technicals proceeded to Buuhoodle. After his arrival in Buuhoodle Somaliland forces attacked the town. Casualties could not be established.
5,762,034 6.76924 47.43061 Somalia A peaceful demonstration in support of the rescue operation of two DDG staffs held by pirates in the Cadadoo area was organized by the Galmudug administration in Galkacyo South.The Galmudug Governor of Mudug region Mr. Abdullahi Isse Mohamud was reported to have addressed the demonstrators and declared that kidnapping was anti-Islamic
5,762,038 5.34743 48.5262 Somalia A Toyota Land-Cruiser driving from Camaara to Mogadishu carrying a former INGO staff suspected of having organized the kidnapping of two of his colleagues in Galkacyo in October 2011 was ambushed by a group of pirates from the Saleban sub-clan in the morning of 26/01. Four pirates from the Ayr and Sa'ad sub-clans were also on-board the vehicle. Three of them were killed and the former staff was seriously injured. The staff was later transferred to Xarar-Dhere where AS authorities reportedly refused to offer him assistance and medical care.
5,762,042 2.04803 45.32 Somalia A hand grenade was hurled at TFG police forces based at Bar Ubah Junction in the evening of 27/01. The AS claimed responsibility fot the attack through Radio Andulus and claimed that two police officers had been killed and several others injured. The number of casualties could not be independently verified.
5,762,047 2.0735 45.28 Somalia AS forces conducted hit-and-run attacks against TFG/AMISOM positions at SOS Hospital and Xero Jarmal along Industrial Road in the night of 27/01. Casualties could not be established.
5,762,050 2.7166 44.5 Somalia AS militias are reported to have redeployed forces in Lehelow village, around 35km SW of Ceel Barde (exact location unknown) on 27/01. No military movements of anti-AS and ENDF troops in Ceel Barde were reported to have taken place in response to the deployment in Lehelow.
5,762,053 9.14938 48.42077 Somalia Puntland was reported to have deployed an unspecified number of forces in Tuka-Raq and Taleex. Somaliland on the other hand reportedly increased its military presence in Buuhoodle District.
5,762,058 2.04393 45.3 Somalia AS militias conducted hit-and-run attacks against positions of TFG/AMISOM forces at Mogadishu University, SOS road junction and the former Ministry of Defence in the evening of 28/01.
5,762,063 2.06777 45.35 Somalia AS militias conducted hit-and-run attacks against positions of TFG/AMISOM forces at Mogadishu University, SOS road junction and the former Ministry of Defence in the evening of 28/01.