| 5,763,350 |
3.38342 |
45.59693 |
Somalia |
|
Two extended families clashed in Iji village following an escalated land dispute. No firearms were used during the clash. Four people were reported to had been seriously injured. AS administration arrested several elders from the involved groups fortheir failureto mediate the dispute. |
| 5,763,354 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
AS forces withdrew from the location and the ENDF took control of the town on 22/03 without a fight. |
| 5,763,358 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Two RCIEDs exploded in Xudur Police Station on 22/03. The RCIEDs are believed to had been planted by the AS militias prior to their departure from the town on 21/03. One anti-AS militiaman was reportedly killed. A pro-AS website reported that the attack killed a number of ENDF troops. The claim presented by the website could not be independently verified. The AS forces previously used Xudur Police Station as their main basein the town. |
| 5,763,362 |
9.50694 |
49.08608 |
Somalia |
|
Gunmen carjacked a private Toyota Land cruiser belonging to the Puntland Minister of Environment in Qardho on 22/03. Reports indicate that the gunmen were from the same clan of the minister (Majerteen/Osman Mohamud) and took the car to Guud Cad village 30km NE of Qardho town. The gunmen reportedly stole the vehicle in protest against the minister for not helping his clansmen in terms of employment and development opportunities. Reports further indicate that talks are ongoing between clan elders and the gunmen on the matter. |
| 5,763,366 |
3.11718 |
43.6469 |
Somalia |
|
Two suspected AS operatives threw a hand-grenade at an Ethiopian water-tanker fetching water from a well located west of the Baidoa Bridge on 23/03. The grenade failed to explode. One of the AS operatives subsequently attempted to use his pistol to shoot at Ethiopian soldiers but his weapon jammed. Ethiopian soldiers fired back and killed the two attackers. |
| 5,763,369 |
5.30825 |
45.87737 |
Somalia |
|
Several hundred ENDF troops with around 80 vehicles (trucks and 4WDs/technicals) were also transferred from Ethiopia to Guri-Ceel on 23/03 and settled in a military base located on the east side of the town. |
| 5,763,373 |
2.04555 |
45.34 |
Somalia |
|
The Chief of the Tax Department of Boondheere District was shot and killed by unidentified assailants in the evening of 23/03. The killers managed to escape. |
| 5,763,377 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
An employee of Hodan Global remittance company (Sa'ad/Jalaf) was shot and killed in the evening of 23/03 in Galkacyo South. |
| 5,763,382 |
4.73598 |
45.20427 |
Somalia |
|
AS militias reportedly attacked TFG/SVS positions in Bundo-Weyne check-point on the west side of Beled Weyne town in the night of 23-24/03. The clash lasted for around 30 minutes. Ethiopian forces carried out a house-to-house search in Bundo Weyne neighborhood the following morning but did not arrest anyone. |
| 5,763,385 |
8.2516 |
46.31572 |
Somalia |
|
Residents of Buuhoodle organized a demonstration to protest against the visit of a Puntland delegation in the town and show its support to the Khatumo State on 24/03. The delegation, composed of officials from the region, had reportedly previously visited Boocame and was touring the area to brief the communities about the new constitution of Puntland. The delegation was advised by local elders to leave Buuhoodle for its own security and returned to Garowe. |
