| 5,771,532 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters conducted a hit-and-run attack against pro-Somali government and Ethiopian forces in Xudur on the evening of 01/02. The ENDF responded with heavy gunfire forcing the al Shabaab to withdraw. Casualties are unknown. |
| 5,771,535 |
9.74503 |
45.63403 |
Somalia |
|
More than a hundred people staged a protest against the UK government advisory urging its citizen to leave Somaliland over possible attacks. The rally was organized by Somaliland authorities in Burao. |
| 5,771,541 |
3.92761 |
41.87418 |
Somalia |
|
Gunmen of a anti-al Shabaab militia shoot and kill a man hailing from the Rahaweyn/Jiron sub-clan. The motive for the killing is unknown. |
| 5,771,545 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab forces attacked a government check-point at the western edge of Beled Weyne in the early morning of 01/02. The fighting was described as heavy and lasted for about one and half hour. Unconfirmed reports indicate that one Somali soldier, one Djiboutian soldier, one civilian, and 11 al Shabaab fighters (including a well known commander) were killed during the fighting. Exact date unclear. |
| 5,771,549 |
10.62182 |
47.36813 |
Somalia |
|
Isaaq and Dhulbahante youths clashed in Ceerigaabo on the evening of 02/02 for the second time in a week. . The fighting was provoked previously by the Isaaq youths who marched to the Dhulbahante part of town chanting pro-Somaliland slogans. Unknown causalities. |
| 5,771,554 |
0.5172 |
42.071 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters fired several mortar rounds at KDF/anti-al Shabaab position in Balandhiible village (25kms SE of Afmadow). The allied forced did not respond to the attack. No casualty was reported. |
| 5,771,558 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
A bomb explosion at Towfiiq junction causes a civilian causality and injury to three others, all of them woman of the same family. Some residents say the attack was targeting a military base in the area but others say the military base is not close to the house. The real motive for the attack causing the civilian casualties remains unclear. |
| 5,771,561 |
8.2516 |
46.31572 |
Somalia |
|
About a hundred people staged a peaceful demonstration in Buuhoodle in protest against the speech made by the president of Puntland president that Puntland would declare independence from the rest of Somalia. Reports indicate that the demonstration was organized by the SSC/Khatumo and was aimed to express solidarity with government forces. |
| 5,771,564 |
3.328 |
42.21988 |
Somalia |
|
Two al Shabaab fighters, including a senior member (name withheld or unknown), defect to a anti-Shabaab militia. |
| 5,771,568 |
0.4833 |
42.7666 |
Somalia |
|
Members of al Shabaab execute a civilian man for allegedly spying for government forces. |
