ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,774,882 2.04139 45.33372 Somalia A RCIED targeted AMISOM police convoy passing near Damanyo settlement on the border between Hodan and Dayniile districts in the morning of 19/05. The convoy was reportedly on its way from Mogadishu Stadium back to airport when it came under the attack. A Casspir "Mamba" was damaged in the attack. No casualties were reported.
5,774,886 2.20586 41.62493 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters fired several rounds of mortar shells on anti-al Shabaab (unidentified) forces bases in Fafaaxdhuun village (80km W of Baardheere) in the morning of 19/05. The anti-al Shabaab forces did not respond to the attack. No casualties reported.
5,774,889 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia A demonstration against the election of Sheik Ahmed Madobe as the president of Jubaland State was held in Kismaayo in the morning of 19/05. The demonstrators marched through the streets of the port city and finally gathered before the hotel where Somali government committee resides.
5,774,894 2.78088 45.49682 Somalia Suspected Abgal militias reportedly burned a small village called Mayuungale (4km E of Jowhar) in the evening of 19/05. The village is inhabited by members of Shidle clan. An elderly man was injured in the attack. Reports indicate that the motive was related to the current conflict between Abgal and Shidle clans
5,774,899 2.78088 45.49682 Somalia Suspected Shidle militias reportedly burned a house in Omar Osman settlement in Jowhar District in night of 19/05. The house belongs to Abgal clan. Reports indicate that the motive was related to revenge for an attack on an Abgal village nearby.
5,774,903 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Unidentified attackers reportedly hurled a hand grenade at police on foot patrol in Beytul Raas neighbourhood in Marka in the evening of 20/05. The soldiers reacted with fire to suspected directions. Casualties could not be established.
5,774,907 2.0095 45.25 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at security forces security checkpoint located in Hoosh neighbourhood in Dharkeynley District in the night of 20/05. The soldiers reacted with gunfire. No causalities reported.
5,774,911 2.04803 45.32 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw two hand grenades at security forces regular security checkpoint located at Bakaara junction in Hawl-Wadaag District. The soldiers reacted with gunfire. A soldier was killed and a civilian passerby was injured in the explosion or crossfire.
5,774,915 2.04803 45.32 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade against security forces based at Hawl-Wadaag junction (Hawl-Wadaag District) in the evening of 20/05. The soldiers responded by firing in the direction of the attackers. A civilian man was killed in the explosion while another civilian and a soldier were injured. The perpetrators managed to escape. This appears to be a separate incident from an attack against soldiers earlier in the day.
5,774,919 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at the premises of a sugar factory near Yaaqshid police station. One employee of the sugar company was killed in the blast, while six others were injured. Authorities believe the target of the explosives were soldiers who typically and chew khat in front of the store frequently. The attackers managed to escape.