| 5,768,131 |
-0.35817 |
42.54537 |
Somalia |
|
A prominent town elder is shot and killed by unidentified gunmen. Al Shabaab have recently abandoned the town. |
| 5,768,134 |
2.04139 |
45.33372 |
Somalia |
|
A group of Somali journalists protest an article published in the UK Guardian which alleged Somali journalists to have contributed to their own murders through bad practices of corruption. |
| 5,768,138 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Government forces or its allies conduct a security sweep in rural War Guuda village, arrest three Shabaab suspects. 17 miles NE of Xuder |
| 5,768,143 |
11.28366 |
49.1806 |
Somalia |
|
Puntland forces captured a boat coming from Yemen that was carrying heavy weapons destined for the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab rebels. |
| 5,768,147 |
2.0095 |
45.25 |
Somalia |
|
Three men armed with pistols shot and killed an official of the Medina district administration in Medina area of Dharkeenley in the morning of 18/10. The motive and the identity of the perpetrators are currently unknown. The perpetrators fled from the scene. It is unclear if this violence is related to assassination or robbery. |
| 5,768,151 |
2.0462 |
45.33407 |
Somalia |
|
An apparent armed gang attacks and kills a administration offical. Numerous targeted killings of government staff living in this are have occurred in the past. |
| 5,768,155 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at soldiers on patrol in the livestock market area in Heliwa District in the afternoon of 19/10. One soldier was killed and two civilians were reportedly injured in the blast. The perpetrators managed to escape from the scene. |
| 5,768,159 |
5.7752 |
48.4499 |
Somalia |
|
Shabaab militia members clash with an unidentified clan militia for unknown reasons. One militia member killed, others injured. |
| 5,768,164 |
3.11718 |
43.6469 |
Somalia |
|
A land mine explosion has killed five people and injured about 10 others near a cafe in Baidoa, Bay Region. Witnesses believe the target were government soldiers. Following the blast security forces conducted a house-to-house search and arrested ten suspects. |
| 5,768,400 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
Joint security forces arrest 400 suspected members of al Shabaab in Kismayo in a massive raid. Precise date unknown. |
