| 5,774,555 |
11.28366 |
49.1806 |
Somalia |
|
Pro-opposition supporters staged a demonstration in the area between Juba Hotel and SBC Radio station in Bosasso in the morning of 10/05. The demonstrators were opposed to the planned local council elections to be held in Puntland. The protestors were reportedly carrying placards with slogans expressing that the forthcoming elections would not be free and fair. The protestors erected road-blocks on the main road. Police fired in the air to disperse the protestors. Reports indicate that a number of demonstrators were arrested. |
| 5,774,559 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
Government forces arrest 300 following the killing of a soldier on the morning of 09/05. |
| 5,774,563 |
0.5172 |
42.071 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab forces attack and occupy the town of Afmadow for several hours before leaving. Causalities unknown. It is not clear if the town was defended by militia. |
| 5,778,890 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
Security forces opened fire after beneficiaries surged forward during a distribution of Turkish food aid in Kismaayo on 22/08. A woman was killed in the shooting. |
| 5,774,567 |
2.04803 |
45.32 |
Somalia |
|
Government soldiers shot and killed a female student at Black Sea junction in Hawl-Wadaag District in the afternoon of 10/05. There are conflicting reports about the motive of the shooting - Some versions indicate that the victim ignored the soldiers' instructions to remove her facial veil while other reports suggest that the soldiers wanted to rob her of her computer. |
| 5,774,571 |
2.02764 |
45.33 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a grenade at security forces in Ceel Gaab neighbourhood in Xamar Jab Jab District in the evening of 11/05. The device reportedly landed in a nearby mosque. The soldiers responded by firing in the direction of the attackers. Four people inside the mosque were injured in the blast. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,774,575 |
2.04803 |
45.32 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified perpetrators hurled three hand grenades at police in Hawl-Wadaag District in the evening of 11/05. Casualties could not be established. The perpetrators escape. |
| 5,774,579 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at security forces based at Mahad-Alle neighbourhood in Yaaqshiid District in the evening of 11/05. The soldiers fired back in the direction of the attackers. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,774,583 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified men hurled a hand grenade at a group of police chewing khat under a tree near Sarta Galaal in Yaaqshiid District in the noon of 11/05. The police responded by opening fire at the suspected direction. The perpetrators managed to escape. Three policemen and two civilian bystanders including a woman (milk seller) were reportedly injured. Though the perpetrators are unknown, al Shabaab has a history of attacking khat sellers and users. |
| 5,774,587 |
5.30825 |
45.87737 |
Somalia |
|
Two militia groups hailing from Habar Gidir/Ayr clashed in Guri Ceel in the morning of 11/05 following an escalated dispute over land. Specific sub groups unknown. No casualties were reported. |
