ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,772,858 2.87123 43.00434 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters carried out a hit and run attack against Somali forces in the northern periphery of Qansax Dhere in the night of 14/03. The two sides reportedly exchanged both light and heavy gunfire during the clash. There were no reports of casualties.
5,772,862 3.31817 43.47315 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters attacked Somali position in Goof Gaduud village (25km SW of Baidoa) in the night of 14/03. Both sides exchanged fire briefly after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. A civilian was wounded by a stray bullet.
5,772,866 11.28366 49.1806 Somalia Unidentified men armed with pistols shot dead a PIS (Puntland Intelligence Service) soldier and injured a civilian bystander in Raf iyo Raho neighbourhood in Bosasso in evening of 14/03. The motive of the attack is unknown. The perpetrators managed to escape.
5,772,870 3.17055 43.40989 Somalia Somali forces gain control of Aw Diinle after heavy fighting with al Shabaab fighters in the afternoon of 15/03. The two sides used both heavy and light weapons during the clash. One al Shabaab fighter was reportedly killed and another injured.
5,772,874 2.0095 45.25 Somalia Three men armed with pistols opened fire on an unarmed soldier but missed and failed to kill/injure him at Suuq Liif Market, Dharkeynley District. The attackers fled the scene after the failed assassination bid.
5,772,879 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Unknown attackers hurled a hand grenade at a military police security checkpoint located on the Casa Populare road junction in Hodan District. Unconfirmed reports suggest the policemen shot and killed one of the assailants, while another one escaped. No other casualties were reported.
5,772,883 2.04803 45.32 Somalia Unidentified armed men hurled a hand grenade at an army post located next to Hotel Salama, Bar Ubah area, Hawl Wadaag District. One soldier was injured in the blast. The attackers escaped.
5,772,887 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Soldiers shoot a kill a man they suspected of being with al Shabaab. Two others arrested.
5,772,891 1.7087 44.69605 Somalia A IED targeted at soldiers on foot patrol went off at the centre of Shalaambood market in Lower Shabelle Region on 15/03. Two soldiers and one female bystander were reportedly killed, while seven others, mainly civilians, were injured in the blast. The unidentified perpetrators managed to escape.
5,772,895 2.02053 45.28967 Somalia Unidentified armed men stormed a shop and shot dead the shopkeeper in front of his shop, located in Jiro Miskin neighbourhood in Medina District in the night of 15/03. The motive of the attack is unknown. The perpetrators escaped.