ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,773,555 9.35014 45.47074 Somalia A convoy carrying the governor of Togdheer Region and the mayor of Burco was ambushed at a place called Aroori near Kabadheere village, on the outskirts of Burco, at about 10:15 on 10/04. The ambush was carried out by local gunmen in the area. One policeman and one civilian were reported killed during a brief fire fight between the attackers and the convoy's armed escort. Following the killing family members of the deceased carried out a short-lived protest after they were denied entrance to a nearby hospital.
5,773,559 2.0095 45.25 Somalia A young school boy is shot and killed by unknown assailants in Suuq Yaraha neighbourhood.
5,773,564 2.05492 45.33 Somalia A government soldier reportedly shot and killed a teenage boy on his way to a local mosque in Hama-Jadid, Wardhiigley District, on 10/04. There are speculations the victim may have been an al Shabaab member/sympathizer. The assassin fled the scene after the attack.
5,773,569 2.15 45.116 Somalia Unknown attackers threw a hand grenade at the private residence of district social affairs official in Afgooye town on 10/04. The official was reportedly inside the house when the attack happened, but no casualties were reported. The perpetrators managed to escape from the scene.
5,773,573 11.28366 49.1806 Somalia An unknown man armed with a pistol shot and injured a civilian man in a tea shop close to Minjir Police Station, Bosasso, on 10/04.The reason for the shooting is unclear and the perpetrator escaped the scene after the incident.
5,773,577 0.5172 42.071 Somalia During a news conference a al Shabaab leader claimed to have conducted a attack on AMISOM Kenyan soldiers as they gathered water in Afmadow. Seven dead and a military truck destroyed. The deaths were later confirmed - the Somali Memo is pro-al Shabaab.
5,773,581 2.78088 45.49682 Somalia Unidentified gunmen reportedly threw a hand grenade at soldiers on foot patrol in Hanti-Wadaag neighbourhood in Jowhar, Middle Shabelle region. The device missed its target and hit the gate of a civilian house. A civilian businessman was injured. The attackers managed to escape.
5,773,585 3.51867 42.77048 Somalia Three pastoralists herding their camels shot to death an al Shabaab fighter and took away his gun near Qoondhed village, 25kms west of Yurkud, on 11/04. The al Shabaab fighter was reportedly visiting his family in the village at the time the incident took place. The pastoralists are supporters of the local administration in Luuq.
5,773,589 8.40635 48.48188 Somalia Two pastoralists hailing from the Issa Mohamud clan fought following an escalated dispute over grazing rights in Dhuun village on 11/04. One of the two men was stabbed and succumbed to the sustained injures in Garowe.
5,773,593 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia A government soldier opened fire at a public transport minibus after the driver of the vehicle failed to stop in Calanley neighbourhood in Kismaayo town. A female passenger was killed and her sister wounded. The soldier managed to escape from the scene.