| 5,773,348 |
2.02764 |
45.33 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at security forces based in the vicinity of Suuq-Yaraha Market in Hamar Jab Jab District in the evening of 02/04. The soldiers fired back in retaliation to the attackers. They also launched a security operation and arrested a number of youths they suspected of being behind the attack. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,773,352 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at a security outpost adjacent to Al-Baraka Junction in Hodan District in the evening of 02/04. The soldiers responded by firing in the direction of the attackers. One soldier was reportedly injured in the blast. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,773,356 |
2.04803 |
45.32 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at security forces based in Arwo Limoni area of Bakaara Market (Hawl-Wadaag District) in the morning of 02/04. The soldiers opened fire in the direction of the attackers. One soldier was killed and two other people-a soldier and a civilian-were injured in the attack. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,773,360 |
2.0283 |
44.8595 |
Somalia |
|
A IED targeted an AMISOM convoy near Shaan village (32km SW of Afgooye) in the morning of 02/04. Reports indicate that the explosion hit one of the vehicles in the convoy. Casualties could not be established. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,773,364 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Two landmine explosions targeting soldiers detonate outside the Ministry of Defence building causing a number causalities and injuries. Perpetrators were unidentified. Each explosion was fifteen minutes apart. |
| 5,773,368 |
2.04803 |
45.32 |
Somalia |
|
A IED targeted the Dahabshiil money transfer corporation main office located in Bakaara Market (Hawl-Wadaag District) in the evening of 02/04. Two people were injured in the blast. The explosion damaged the office's front doors. The explosion comes days after al Shabaab ordered Dahabshiil branches in areas under its control to close. The group accused the company of working for aid agencies it banned in its territories, however, the attackers here are currently unknown. |
| 5,773,372 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified armed men with pistols shot and killed a teashop owner near Jungal Market in Yaaqshiid District in the evening of 02/04. The motive of the killing is unknown, though soldiers often frequent tea shops. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,773,376 |
11.3539 |
43.4731 |
Somalia |
|
The body a local youth organization leader was discovered in Saylac town in the morning of 02/04. The body had knife wounds. The motive as well as the identity of the murderers is unknown. |
| 5,773,380 |
1.68936 |
42.96531 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters ambushed a military convoy in Kurtun village (49km SW of Baidoa) in the morning of 03/04. The two sides engaged in a exchange of gunfire after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. The convoy had left Qansax Dhere and was heading to Baidoa when the ambush took place. Two al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed in the clash. |
| 5,773,393 |
2.02053 |
45.28967 |
Somalia |
|
A large number of Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) arrived in Mogadishu. According to AMISOM, the Sierra Leonean contingent will enable Kenya to withdraw one battalion from the southern regions, per UN directive. |
