ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,771,974 2.04803 45.32 Somalia Unidentified attackers hurled two hand grenades at soldiers in Black Sea Junction (Hawl-Wadaag District) in the evening of 13/02. The soldiers fired back in the direction of the attackers. A woman and a baby she was carrying were killed in the attack and two other civilians injured. The perpetrators escaped from the scene. (This is a separate incident from the violence in the area earlier in the afternoon.)
5,771,979 9.1549 47.47764 Somalia SSC/Khatumo forces reportedly fired several artillery rounds at Somaliland military position in Lafweyn (Xudun District) in the night of 13/02. Somaliland forces responded with heavy artillery fire. The Khatumo Security Minister claimed that "several" Somaliland soldiers were killed in the attack.
5,771,983 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia Unidentified men assassinated a prominent businessman in Yasin Market in Farjano neighbourhood (Kismaayo) in the evening of 13/02. The perpetrators reportedly stood near the victim after the shooting and only left when they confirmed that he was dead. Reports indicate that the victim was a close friend of the Raskamboni leader Sheikh Ahmed Madobe. The victim hailed from the Sheekaal sub-clan.
5,771,987 0.06916 42.7382 Somalia Al Shabaab members shot and kill a pastoralist for refusing to pay them Zakat.
5,771,991 2.05492 45.33 Somalia Unidentified gunmen armed shot and killed a civilian woman in Geed-Jaceyl neighbourhood in Wardhiigley District in the evening of 13/02. Reports indicate that the woman owned a small tea shop in the area where soldiers were usually chewing khat. The perpetrators managed to escape.
5,771,996 0.56396 42.69453 Somalia AMISOM and government forces launched an offensive against al Shabaab positions in Bariira, capture the village. Causalities unknown.
5,772,001 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Government forces, backed by AMISOM, liberate four unnamed towns in Lower Shabelle region from al Shabaab. Names and specific dates unknown.
5,772,006 1.9833 44.8333 Somalia AMISOM and government forces launched an offensive against al Shabaab positions in Awdheegle, capture the village. Causalities unknown.
5,772,010 2.04139 45.33372 Somalia Al Shabaab claimed to have executed a captured Kenyan private after their demands that all Kenyan forces leave Somalia were not met. The execution was not substantiated by independent sources. The exact location of the execution is unknown. The following day the group threatened to kill five remaining hostages if their demands were not met.
5,772,015 11.22972 49.0475 Somalia Puntland government forces conducted a pre-emptive attack against Galgala/al Shabaab positions between Qaw and Dhegcaan, 16 km W of Bosasso. Three Galgala/al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed in the clash. A Puntland vehicle reportedly overturned during the attack, injuring eight soldiers.