ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,771,812 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against government forces based near Abdi Wayeel Cinema in Yaaqshiid District in the night of 09/02. The two sides reportedly exchange heavy gunfire before the attackers retreated. Casualties could not be established.
5,771,816 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a series of hand grenades at a group of soldiers near. The soldiers returned fire, but the perpetrators were able to escape. Three civilians were wounded in the blasts.
5,771,820 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Suspected al Shabaab attacked a government military position in the vicinity of Abdi-Wayel cinema (Heliwa District) in the night of 09-10/02. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about 10 minutes after which the attackers withdrew. One soldier was reportedly injured.
5,771,824 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Unidentified attackers detonate an IED, targeting anti-al Shabaab soldiers. Causalities unknown.
5,771,828 1.1132 44.0297 Somalia Members of al Shabaab shot and killed a civilian man and injured another after the two refused to pay Zakat (tithe) to the group. Al Shabaab has controlled Baraawe since 2009. Exact date unclear.
5,771,832 2.0095 45.25 Somalia Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at AMISOM soldiers (Burundian contingent) based at ex-control Afgooye in Dharkeynley District in the morning of 10/02. The soldiers did not respond to attack. The attackers escaped from the scene. No report of injury or death.
5,771,836 2.0735 45.28 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters attacked government soldiers in Gubta neighbourhood in Dayniile District in the evening of 10/02. The attackers withdrew after around 10 minutes of fighting. Casualties could not be established.
5,771,840 2.7301 41.19221 Somalia Government forces intercept al Shabaab fighters and engage them outside of Ceel Waaq. Five reported al Shabaab deaths.
5,771,844 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Unknown attackers threw an explosive at government forces in Biyo Deganka area in Heliwa District in the evening of 10/02. One soldier was reportedly injured in the explosion. The attackers escaped.
5,771,848 9.60262 43.33603 Somalia The Somaliland police arrested a reporter working for Waheen newspaper in Wajale town on 10/02 after he reportedly covered a story in which Ethiopian forces shot and injured two Somaliland police after a case of mistaken identity.