| 5,771,776 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
A blast targeted a convoy of government troops in the Alanley neighbourhood of the city of Kismaayo. One confirmed soldier death. |
| 5,771,780 |
11.28366 |
49.1806 |
Somalia |
|
About one hundred people staged a peaceful demonstration on 08/02 in Bosasso to show their disapproval of the extension of the mandate of the Puntland President. Puntland forces fired in the air to disperse the protest. |
| 5,771,784 |
2.05492 |
45.33 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a man said to be an informant for the army in Beerta Darawishta area (Wardhiigley District) in the evening of 08/02. The assailants fled the scene immediately after the attack. |
| 5,772,073 |
2.97043 |
45.53468 |
Somalia |
|
A small reconnaissance unit of AMISOM and Somali forces overtake two al Shabaab controlled villages with very little if any resistance. |
| 5,771,788 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
A Puntland policeman shot and killed a civilians in Garsoor neighbourhood in Galkacyo North in the morning of 08/02. The motive of the killing is unknown. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the incident followed an escalated dispute over the payment of taxes. The police arrested the perpetrator. |
| 5,771,792 |
11.28366 |
49.1806 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified gunmen in Darawiish uniforms attacked Golfs Telecom in Boaco in the night of 08/02. The governor of the region speculated that opposition politicians were behind the attack-a charge denied by the leaders of those groups. A child was killed in the crossfire once police arrived and engaged the attackers. In the following days Puntland police made a number of arrests of those suspected to be involved. |
| 5,771,796 |
0.43028 |
42.71806 |
Somalia |
|
The bodies of two men were discovered in the outskirts of Mareerey village (6km SW of Afgooye) in the morning of 09/02. One of the dead bodies was dressed in government soldier's uniform, though it is common for perpetrators to dress their victims in military uniforms before killing them, particularly in the al Shabaab organization. |
| 5,771,800 |
0.4833 |
42.7666 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab beheads a suspected government soldier in Jilib. |
| 5,771,804 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified persons threw a hand grenade at a group of soldiers based in Jamacadaha area in Hodan District in the night of 09/02. The soldiers returned gunfire, no reported causality. Four civilians were injured in the initial explosion. |
| 5,771,808 |
2.05492 |
45.33 |
Somalia |
|
Men believed to be al Shabaab fighters launched a series of "hit-and-run" attacks against government soldiers stationed in Xero Jarman area in Wardhiigley District. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about twenty minutes before the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Causalities unknown. |
