ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,774,090 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia A group of AMISOM forces fell victim to a series of two bomb attacks as they were travelling along a road between Leego and Ballidoogle airfield. The first explosion did not cause any damage, though the second, which occurred five minutes after the first, damaged a vehicle in the convoy.
5,774,107 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a soldier near Al-Baraka Hotel in Hodan District in the morning of 27/04. The perpetrators took the gun of their victim and escaped.
5,774,111 2.04803 45.32 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at a group of soldiers seated in a teashop in clothes section of Bakaara Market (Hawl-Wadaag) in the mid-afternoon of 27/04. The soldiers responded by firing in the direction of the attackers. Two civilian bystanders were reportedly killed and four others were wounded in the explosion and the gunfire.
5,774,115 2.04803 45.32 Somalia Unidentified men threw a hand grenade at some security forces seated in a teashop near Salama Hotel area in Hawl-Wadaag District in the evening of 27/04. The soldiers opened fire in retaliation. One soldier and a civilian woman (the teashop owner) were reportedly wounded in the blast. The perpetrators escaped.
5,774,119 2.36002 45.38551 Somalia Two groups of pro-Somali forces (unidentified) clashed in Balcad on 27/04. One group is loyal to the local District Commissioner while the other supports the governor. AMISOM were able to disperse the combatants before there were any substantial injuries.
5,774,124 2.0095 45.25 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at the residence of Kaxda neighbourhood District Commissioner in Dharkeynley District in the evening of 27/04. The security guards at the residence opened fire in retaliation. Two civilians were reportedly injured in the explosion. The perpetrators escaped.
5,774,128 2.78088 45.49682 Somalia Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at Moon Hotel in Jowhar in the evening of 27/04. The device landed in an open space in front of the hotel. The motive of the attack is currently unknown. Two civilians were injured in the attack.
5,774,132 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia Two groups of anti-al Shabaab soldiers (unnamed) clash near a police station in Kismayo. The reason for the clash is unknown. One causality reported.
5,774,136 2.0095 45.25 Somalia A pro al Shabaab publication reports their personnel attacked a government military base in Dharkeynley. The causality number is vague: deaths and injuries reported, though a solid number is not provided.
5,774,140 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Two unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at military forces near Al-Baraka Junction in Hodan District in the evening of 28/04. No casualties were reported. The soldiers managed to arrest the two perpetrators who are believed to be al Shabaab operatives.