ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,771,328 -1.03 41.483 Somalia Al Shabaab forces shot and killed two civilians in Baadhaade during the evening hours. One of the victims was a prominent local school teacher who specialised in Koran studies, which the perpetrators may have found objectionable.
5,771,333 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at the residence of the ASWJ spokesman near Fagax Junction (Yaaqshiid District) in the evening of 26/01. No causalities unknown.
5,771,337 2.0735 45.28 Somalia Men wearing military uniforms shot and killed a civilian man for unknown reasons, then fled. It is possible their uniforms were stolen.
5,771,341 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Al Shabaab militias carried out attacks in several neighbourhoods of the Yaaqshid district. Causalities unreported. The source, Radio Al-Furqaan, is biased in favour of al Shabaab.
5,771,345 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Al Shabaab militias carried out attacks in several neighbourhoods of the Heliwa district. Causalities unreported. The source, Radio Al-Furqaan, is biased in favour of al Shabaab.
5,771,348 2.04139 45.33372 Somalia Journalists in Mogadishu on 27/01 staged a demonstration in protest against the detention of one of their colleagues who had been arrested on 09/01 for interviewing a woman reportedly raped by SNG soldiers. The demonstrators demanded from the government to free the journalist and to respect the freedom of expression, and the freedom of the press.
5,771,351 6.76924 47.43061 Somalia Supporters of two Presidential candidates (Gaagab and Gablax) stage a demonstration protest outside the planned office of the Midnimo Party. The group chanted anti-Farole slogans, destroyed billboards and prevented party officials from entering the building.
5,771,355 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters conducted a hit-and-run attack against government forces based in Biyo Degaanka area in Heliwa District on 28/01. The two sides exchanged heavy gunfire that lasted for about 20 minutes before the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Casualties could not be established.
5,771,359 3.21437 43.19805 Somalia Two groups/militias of pro-government forces (unidentified) exchanged fire in Berdaale in Baidoa District in the morning of 28/01. One combatant was killed and two others were wounded. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear.
5,771,362 8.2516 46.31572 Somalia A visit by the Puntland electoral commission sparked off a public demonstration in Buuhoodle in the morning of 28/01. The nature or cause of the protest is not clear. The group disbanded peacefully.