ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,773,398 3.92761 41.87418 Somalia Three al Shabaab prisoners from the Marehan clan in the custody of the ASWJ were taken from their cells then tortured and executed. The victims were taken into custody the night before. It is not clear if the group was executed due to their association with the Marehan clan.
5,773,402 6.76924 47.43061 Somalia A militiaman shot and injured a young man in Israac neighbourhood in Galkacyo North in the afternoon of 03/04. The motive is currently unknown. The perpetrator hails from Majeerten/Omar Mohamud while the victim is from southern Somali regions.
5,773,406 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Government forces exchanged gunfire with suspected al Shabaab fighters armed with pistols in Zona K neighbourhood in Hodan District in the evening of 04/04. One al Shabaab fighters was reportedly injured in the clash and was arrested by the security forces. His colleagues managed to escape.
5,773,410 4.75 45.2 Somalia Dir and Hawadle militias clashed in an area 20km N of Beled Weyne in the afternoon of 04/04 following a dispute over pasture land. Six combatants were injured in the clash.
5,773,414 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters fired four mortar rounds (82mm) at the old airport and Kismaayo University (Kismaayo) in the night of 04/04. The university is hosting the on-going conference on the proposed Jubbaland State. Both the anti-al Shabaab and AMISOM, who were present at the locations, did not respond to the attack. No casualties were reported.
5,773,417 6.76924 47.43061 Somalia A large number of people staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the mayor officer's in Galkacyo North on 04/04 in support of the ongoing conference on the formation of Jubaland State in Kismaayo.
5,773,420 8.40635 48.48188 Somalia A small number of people staged a peaceful demonstration Garowe in the morning of 04/04 in support of the proposed Jubaland State. The demonstrators chanted pro-Jubaland State slogans during the demonstration.
5,773,423 0.5172 42.071 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters reportedly mobilized and amassed in Welmaro village (38km E of Afmadow) in the evening of 04/04. Reports indicate that al Shabaab came from Jamaame and Bu'ale districts. Tension was reportedly running high in Afmdow over possible attack against the town.
5,773,427 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a traditional elder, Mahmud Muhammad Husayn/aka "Sablale" near Nationlink Telecommunication office in Marka in the evening of 04/04. The motive is unclear.
5,773,431 2.09955 45.16352 Somalia Al Shabaab launched a hit-and-run attack against security forces based in Lafole area along the Mogadishu-Afgooye road (Afgooye District) in the afternoon of 05/04. Five civilians were injured after a mini-bus they were travelling with was caught in the cross-fire. Casualties from the warring sides could not be established.