| 5,773,966 |
4.28994 |
43.70475 |
Somalia |
|
Pro-government forces (unnamed) ambush a al Shabaab convoy, kill two members of the group. |
| 5,773,972 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
Men of the Majerteen-Isse sub clan abduct a individual from the Sa'ad-Habargedir sub-clan. The victim was later released. |
| 5,773,976 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
Local militiamen from the Sa'ad sub-clan fired anti-aircraft artillery rounds into the air around the vicinity of Galkacyo Airfield in the morning of 22/04, allegedly to express their anger at the killing of a fellow clansman at the entrance of the airstrip on 21/04. The artillery rounds were allegedly targeted at khat planes that were coming in to land, but no incident was reported and the planes landed safely. |
| 5,773,980 |
2.02053 |
45.28967 |
Somalia |
|
Security forces conducted a security operation in Ceel Qalow neighbourhood in Medina District in the evening of 23/04. Reports indicate that the security forces exchanged fire with an al Shabaab operative, injuring him. |
| 5,773,984 |
2.02053 |
45.28967 |
Somalia |
|
Soldiers on foot patrol reportedly shot and killed a suspected al Shabaab operative in Siidi School area, Medina, on 23/04. The young man was said to have been armed with a pistol. |
| 5,773,988 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at a group of police officers on foot patrol at Fagax Junction, Yaaqshiid District, on 23/04. The officers responded by firing at the assailants. No casualties were reported. The attackers fled the scene after the incident. |
| 5,773,992 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Two unknown men armed with pistols killed a soldier in Al-Cadaala neighbourhood, Heliwa District, on 23/04. The soldiers was chewing khat at the time of his killing, a substance groups such as al Shabaab wish illegal. |
| 5,773,996 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Pro-government forces (not named) shot and killed two al Shabaab fighters collecting financial support from local villagers in Dudumbble village (22km E of Xudur) on 23/04. The soldiers took the weapons their victims and left the village. |
| 5,774,001 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
Unknown attackers hurled two hand grenades at a group of pro-government soldiers close to the police station in Beled Weyne in the evening of 23/04. One person was killed and several others were wounded. The motive for the attack remains unknown. The perpetrators managed to escape. A security operation was mounted after the attack and an unspecified number of suspects were arrested. |
| 5,774,005 |
10.62182 |
47.36813 |
Somalia |
|
Scuffles broke out between two groups of residents in Ceerigaabo on 23/04. The two groups engaged in running battles, using stones and other crude weapons, near the Enji Military Base. No fatalities were reported, but a number of people may have been injured. While the exact trigger of the unrest is not yet clear, there are speculations it may be linked to clan sentiments and tensions between the Habarjeclo and the Habaryonis. |
