| 5,773,473 |
3.11718 |
43.6469 |
Somalia |
|
A farmer stabbed to death an al Shabaab fighter near Haween village, 18km northwest of Baidoa, after an escalated dispute over taxation on 08/04. The irate farmer refused to pay the levy demanded by the al Shabaab fighter and later attacked him with a knife. |
| 5,773,477 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Shaykh Bashir Ahmad Salad, chairman of the Somali Religious Scholars Organization, survived an attempt on his life when an explosive places under the passenger seat of his car only caused injuries. |
| 5,773,481 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Unknown men armed with pistols killed a young local resident of Sheikh Ali Dhega Yare neighbourhood, Livestock Market area, Heliwa District, Mogadishu, on 08/04. The reason for the killing is unclear and the perpetrators escaped from the scene after the incident. |
| 5,773,485 |
2.71437 |
44.50902 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified gunmen dressed in army uniform (likely stolen) reportedly fired on a public minibus carrying passengers heading to Baidoa from Mogadishu in an area close to Leego village on 08/04. Five passengers were injured in the shooting. The group of attackers escaped. |
| 5,773,489 |
3.328 |
42.21988 |
Somalia |
|
Suspected al Shabaab operatives shot dead a civilian in Tuulo Barwaaqo village, 20km northwest of Garbahaarey District, Gedo Region, on 08/04. The reason behind the killing of the man is not yet clear. The perpetrators managed to escape from the scene. The victim was a very close relative of the district commissioner of Garbahaarey, Iman Adow. |
| 5,773,493 |
3.85194 |
45.56512 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab publicly execute a young girl they accused of being a spy for government forces. |
| 5,773,498 |
6.76623 |
47.42788 |
Somalia |
|
Two unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed the senior security coordinator for the Puntland Ministry of Internal Security in front of a mosque in near Cagaar Weyne, Garsoor neighbourhood, in the evening of 08/04. The victim, who is from the Darood-Lelkase sub-clan, was shot dead as he was leaving the mosque after the Maghreb early evening prayers. It is not clear if the motive for the attack was due to the victim's government position, his clan affiliation, or other. A civilian man was also reported to have been injured by stray bullets fired by the assailants. The perpetrators escaped the scene after the attack. The police arrived at the scene moments later and began investigations. |
| 5,773,502 |
2.0095 |
45.25 |
Somalia |
|
An armed clash broke out between members of the police and the army in the Galbeed Police Station neighbourhood, Dharkeynley District, Mogadishu, on 09/04. The skirmish was reportedly sparked off by a row over an illegal checkpoint set up by some soldiers in the area. There was a 10-minute shootout between the two sides. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,773,506 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Unknown attackers threw a hand grenade at a military post near Abdi Waayeel Cinema, Livestock Market neighbourhood, Heliwa District. The soldiers fired back at the attackers in a retaliation. One military injury reported. |
| 5,773,510 |
10.43959 |
45.01432 |
Somalia |
|
Residents hailing from the Essa Musse clan protest the presence of a international corporation in their area. |
