| 5,774,592 |
3.17055 |
43.40989 |
Somalia |
|
Somali/Ethiopian forces take over Awdinle village without any al Shabaab resistance. |
| 5,774,596 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
The dead body of a young man was found in Hawl-Wadaag neighbourhood in Beled Weyne in the evening of 11/05. The boy had gunshot wounds. The motive and the identity of the murderers are currently unknown. Conflicting accounts: Unconfirmed reports indicate that al Shabaab executed the man while other reports claim that the victim was a suspected al Shabaab operative and was killed by government forces. |
| 5,774,600 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
A convoy of Kenyan troops travelling to Liboi from Dhoobley town are ambushed by Al Shabaab. At least two confirmed al Shabaab deaths from the resulting gun battle. Government forces are believed to have sustained causalities, though numbers are not reported. |
| 5,774,604 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Police exchanged gunfire with army at Banaadir junction in Hodan District in the evening of 21/05, following an escalated dispute over money extorted from public transport. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about five minutes. One army soldier and a civilian bystander were injured in the clash. |
| 5,774,608 |
2.05492 |
45.33 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and injured a soldier near Daamey Hotel in Wardhiigley District in the afternoon of 12/05. The attackers shot the victim several times and managed to escape. The victim was admitted to Medina Hospital in Mogadishu. |
| 5,774,612 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at the residence of police officer in Mbagathi area in Hawo Tako neighbourhood (Afgooye) in the evening of 12/05. The device landed inside the house killing the policeman and his wife. Two of the policeman's children were also injured in the blast. The perpetrators escaped. It is believed that the attack was revenge killing. |
| 5,774,616 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
Militiamen hailing from Hawadle and Ayr clans clashed following an escalated dispute over land in Jiracle village (35km NE of Beled Weyne) in the morning of 12/05. Two combatants were injured in the clash. |
| 5,774,620 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
Militiamen of a Majerteen-Bicidyahan sub-clan attack a police station in Garsoor neighbourhood and free an unidentified businessman who had been arrested three days before. |
| 5,774,624 |
-0.24881 |
42.60067 |
Somalia |
|
AMISOM (KDF) forces target Goob Weyn (14km NE of Kismayo) for an air strike against al Shabaab positions. Causalities unknown. |
| 5,774,628 |
2.63333 |
42.23333 |
Somalia |
|
AMISOM (Kenyan) air forces bombed Buulo Gaduud village (30km NE of Kismaayo) on the main road to Jilib in an attempt to destroy al Shabaab training camps in the area. Casualties could not be established. |
