ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,774,755 2.04393 45.3 Somalia A bomb attached unknowingly to the private car of a ASWJ military officer detonates near Sheikh Ali Sufi Mosque in Casa Populare neighbourhood (Hodan District) in the morning of 15/05. Along with the officer, Artan Sheikhdon, who was the target, the vehicle also carried a prominent business man and two others. The officer and another passenger were killed in the blast, while the remaining two sustained injuries. Perpetrators unknown.
5,774,760 2.63333 42.23333 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters attacked AMISOM/anti-al Shabaab (unidentified) forces in Bulo Gaduud village (30km NE of Kismaayo) on the main road to Jilib in the afternoon of 15/04. Casualties could not be established. Warplanes believed to be Kenyans bombed the v
5,774,764 2.78088 45.49682 Somalia An IED likely targeting government soldiers explodes prematurely, no damage reported.
5,774,769 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia A man dressed in military uniform opened fire at several women celebrating the election of the chairman of the Raskamboni Movement, Sheikh Ahmed Madobe, as the president of Jubaland in Kismaayo in the afternoon of 15/05. Two women were killed and two others injured. The women were likely supporters of ASWJ, a party allied with Raskamboni. The perpetrator, who's identity and legitimacy in the military remains unknown, managed to escape.
5,774,773 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia An unidentified gunman shot and killed a delegate to a conference being held at Kismayo University. Both the perpetrator and the victim hail from Ogaden/Mohamed Subayr sub-clan.
5,774,777 2.02764 45.33 Somalia Unidentified armed men hurled a hand grenade at Madina Hotel located near the Seaport in Xamar Jab Jab District in the evening of 15/05. The hand grenade reportedly hit near the front gate of the hotel. The motive is unknown. One security guard was injured in the blast.
5,774,781 4.75 45.2 Somalia Government forces raid a home, abduct two individuals, execute them and dump their bodies in a nearby river. The identities of the victims are unknown.
5,774,785 2.0735 45.28 Somalia Attackers threw a hand grenade at a group of security forces at an outpost in Gubta neighbourhood. The soldiers returned fire. No report of causality.
5,774,789 3.11718 43.6469 Somalia An unidentified perpetrator threw a hand grenade at a government soldier stationed at Unay Junction area in Baidoa in the evening of 16/05. No casualties were reported. The perpetrator escaped.
5,774,794 4.82821 43.65993 Somalia Al Shabaab elements attacked a pro-government position in Ceel Barde during the evening hours. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about fifteen minutes before the attackers withdrew. One pro-government soldier is killed and another injured. Four civilians were also killed in the exchange. Al Shabaab causalities are unknown.