ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,777,651 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a soldier in Daryeel Market (Heliwa District) in the noon of 24/07. The assailants stole the gun of their victim and escaped.
5,777,656 3.11718 43.6469 Somalia Al Shabaab attacked the residence of the Baidoa District Commissioner (Baidoa) in the night of 24/07. The attackers started the attack with a RPG followed by an armed confrontation that lasted for about an hour. AMISOM forces arrived in the area and backed the Somali forces protecting the Comissioner, forcing al Shabaab forces to withdraw. Three Somali soldiers were wounded in the clash. Casualties from the al Shabaab side could not be established.
5,777,661 2.03373 45.34 Somalia A IED targeted a vehicle carrying two MPs along the Via Egito road in Xamar Weyne District in the morning of 24/07. There are conflicting reports about the incident: some reports claim that the device was planted in the car while other versions suggest that the IED was buried on road side. Two civilian bystanders were killed and seven others injured. Two body guards of the MPs were also injured in the attack but the two MPs escaped unhurt.
5,777,666 2.04139 45.33372 Somalia A car bomb targeting an MP, Sheikh Adan Mader, explodes but leaves the lawmaker unhurt. One civilian was killed and several other bystandards were injured.
5,777,670 2.61945 44.89357 Somalia An RCIED targeted an AMISOM convoy in Yaaq Biri Weyne (22km W of Wanla Weyne) in the afternoon of 24/07. An AMISOM truck was reportedly damaged in the explosion. Casualties could not be established. The perpetrators escaped.
5,777,674 2.71437 44.50902 Somalia A al Shabaab planted RCIED targeted a public transport mini-bus in Leego Village (48km SW of Buur Hakaba), in the afternoon of 24/07. The device was planted on the road and was reportedly aimed to target Somali/AMISOM forces who frequently use the road. No casualties were reported but the explosion damaged the rear side of the bus.
5,777,677 4.75 45.2 Somalia Hundreds of people staged a peaceful demonstration in Beled Weyne in the morning of 24/07 in protest against the new illegally printed Somali currency.
5,777,681 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a civilian man near the former Defence Ministry (Hodan District)in the evening of 24/07. The motive is unclear. The victim was attacked as he headed home. The perpetrators escaped.
5,777,686 3.11718 43.6469 Somalia Al Shabaab attacked the residence of the Baidoa District Commissioner (Baidoa) in the night of 24/07. The attackers started the attack with a RPG followed by an armed confrontation that lasted for about an hour. AMISOM forces arrived in the area and backed the Somali forces protecting the Comissioner, forcing al Shabaab forces to withdraw. Three Somali soldiers were wounded in the clash. Casualties from the al Shabaab side could not be established.
5,777,690 1.80873 44.79943 Somalia Armed militiamen hailing from Habar Gidir attacked militias from Biyo Maal sub-clan in Ceel-Wareegow Village (11km NE of Marka) in the morning of 25/06. The attack was reportedly in revenge of murder of two men hailing from Habar Gidir by Biyo Maal militias on 23/07. Casualties remain unknown.