ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,773,385 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Two unidentified armed men shot and killed a senior NSA agent near Banaadir Hospital. The victim was dressed in civilian clothes at the time of the killing. Authorities believe the killing was a targeted assassination.
5,773,105 2.78088 45.49682 Somalia Two Abgal sub-clan clan militias (unidentified) clashed in Suban village in Jowhar District in the afternoon of 22/03. The fighting broke out after a clan militia reportedly raped a woman triggering the armed clash. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about 35 minutes before local elders intervened. Causalities not reported.
5,773,109 6.75 48.31667 Somalia Militias of the Sa'ad and the Omar Mohamud sub-clans clashed in Qaidarre (95km E of Galkacyo) in the morning of 22/03. Three militiamen were injured. The clash was motivated by conflict over control of grazing land/water and clan revenge.
5,773,113 9.40701 45.06358 Somalia Somaliland police in Odweyne arrested the local reporter for Somali Channel TV in the morning of 22/03. This event is the second arrest of a journalist in four days from this station. The motive of the arrest remains unknown. Police later released the journalist.
5,773,117 2.05492 45.33 Somalia A woman is shot and killed by unknown gunmen in the evening hours for an unarticulated reason.
5,773,122 3.78074 41.89431 Somalia Unidentified armed men shot and killed two civilian men in the south-western periphery of Buulo Xawo in the night of 22/03. One of the victims was a Somali national while the other one was Kenyan. Both victims were working at a quarry site. The motive of the killing is unclear. Anti-al Shabaab forces reportedly arrested 12 people in connection with the killing.
5,773,129 10.0097 47.4821 Somalia A man hailing from Habar-jeclo/Basanbuur sub-clan shot and killed a man hailing from Habar-yonis/Mohamud Hamud sub-clan in Ceeryaan village (25km NE of Ceel-Afwayn) on 22/03. The motive of the killing is believed to be linked to an escalated dispute over resource sharing. The perpetrator escaped.
5,773,133 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters fired one RPG round at Ras Kaambooni forces based at Kismaayo University north of the town in the night of 23/03. The Ras Kaambooni forces responded by firing in the direction of the attackers. Two Ras Kaambooni soldiers were wounded in the attack.
5,773,137 -0.36444 42.5425 Somalia An IED targeted a teashop frequented by anti-al Shabaab forces in Calanley neighbourhood in Kismaayo in the afternoon of 23/03. Ten civilians were reportedly wounded in the blast.
5,773,140 5.53764 46.3867 Somalia A large number of al Shabaab forces were deployed to an area 10km east of Dhusamareb. ASWJ authorities in Dhusamareb were reportedly mobilizing their militias in anticipation of an attack against the town. A number of residents of Dhusamareeb left the town pre-emptively.