| 5,769,523 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Suspected al Shabaab operatives hurled two hand grenades at a military patrol in Abdi Wayeel Cinema area (Heliwa District) in the night of 05/12. The military forces fired back in the direction of the attackers. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,769,527 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at a Somali military vehicle. Three soldiers sustained injuries; the perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,769,531 |
2.71437 |
44.50902 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab forces clash with a group of cattle herders following an ambush with heavy weapons. At least three dead. |
| 5,769,535 |
10.99013 |
49.05684 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab militants attack a military base in Puntland, kill twelve soldiers. |
| 5,769,539 |
11.28366 |
49.1806 |
Somalia |
|
According to an al Shabaab propaganda news source, al Shabaab clashed with Puntland forces in the outskirts of Bosaaso, caused 30 or more soldier deaths with four Shabaab causalities. The fighting began following a roadside bombing attack against the government forces. Later, causality figures were contradicted by Puntland authorities, which claimed two soldier deaths. |
| 5,769,543 |
2.04139 |
45.33372 |
Somalia |
|
An unexploded ordinance was discovered and exploded by police. |
| 5,769,546 |
2.78088 |
45.49682 |
Somalia |
|
Movements of large numbers of Shabaab militiamen equipped with technical were reported in Jariirow (20km NW of Jowhar and 8km N of the current SNG positions in Carmooley) on 05/12. A number of AS fighters were also seen arriving in Jowhar. |
| 5,769,552 |
2.04139 |
45.33372 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified gunmen armed with pistols shot and killed a Hawadle clan elder in Nastexo neighbourhood in the evening of 05/12. The victim was shot while walking back to his house after having parked his vehicle in a nearby garage. The elder had been part of the delegations that appointed the National Constituent Assembly in August 2012. This is the second elder who participated in that process killed in the last two months. The motive of the killing is however unconfirmed. The perpetrators managed to escape. |
| 5,769,556 |
4.68153 |
46.62342 |
Somalia |
|
The body of an unidentified man is discovered dumped behind a vegetable market in the morning hours. Witnesses and other sources indicate the body was unloaded there by al Shabaab. It is unclear what date the person died. |
| 5,769,562 |
8.40635 |
48.48188 |
Somalia |
|
A local businessman hailing from the Ogaden clan was shot and injured by an unidentified gunman armed with a pistol in Garowe in the night of 05/12. The perpetrator escaped from the scene. It is unclear if the motivation for the killing was ethnic. |
