ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,771,210 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a soldier in Eimiska area (Yaaqshiid District) in the evening of 22/01. The motive of the attack remains unclear. The perpetrators escaped from the scene.
5,771,214 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Unknown attackers threw a hand grenade at Yaaqshiid police station (Yaaqshiid District) in the evening of 22/01. The police manning the station fired in the direction of the attackers. No casualties were reported.
5,771,218 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at security forces on patrol in Biyo Degaanka area in Heliwa District in the evening of 22/01. One soldier was slightly injured. The perpetrators managed to escape.
5,771,222 4.12303 43.89012 Somalia Al Shabaab launched a hit-and-run attack against an Ethiopian position on the eastern outskirts of Xudur in the evening of 23/01. The soldiers did not respond to the attack. The attackers immediately withdrew. There were no reports of casualties.
5,771,225 3.92761 41.87418 Somalia ASWJ mobilized 60 fighters in response to a recent spate of security incidents in Bulo Xawo. Reports indicate the forces will patrol within the city limits only.
5,771,230 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Unidentified attackers hurled two hand grenades at the residence of an ASWJ spokesman near Yaaqshiid police station (Yaaqshiid District) in the evening of 22/01. Three civilians were reportedly injured in the explosion, but it is not clear if they were part of the ASWJ.
5,771,234 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw hand grenades at government soldiers manning an outpost near a hospital. Causalities unknown.
5,771,238 2.15 45.116 Somalia Unidentified men killed three federal government soldiers in Afgooye, Lower Shabeelle Region in southern Somalia. The soldiers were killed by gunmen armed with pistols while they were extorting money at the town's livestock market. The gunmen escaped the scene.
5,771,242 8.47358 47.35441 Somalia Four Khatumo militiamen were injured in an armed clash with Somaliland forces in Xudun (Sool Region) on 22/01. The Somaliland commander later explained that his forces repulsed the attack and captured two battlewagons, a lorry and 10 prisoners from the attackers. Two Somaliland soldiers were injured in the clash.
5,771,245 -0.0128 42.4032 Somalia About 50 heavily armed al Shabaab operatives left Janaale (14km NW of Marka) for an unknown location.