| 5,778,254 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at a Somali outpost close to Liiliiqato bridge in Beled Weyne in the evening of 05/08. No casualties were reported. A security operation was conducted in the area after the attack and several persons were arrested. |
| 5,778,258 |
9.55975 |
44.06678 |
Somalia |
|
A member of the Somaliland Coast Guard opened fire at Somaliland policemen from the CID in Koodbuur District of Hargeisa in the morning of 09:30. The incident occurred after the policemen attempted to stop the construction of the house of the coast guard, the house being adjacent to the CID office. The coast guard escaped from the scene after the incident and his construction materials were seized by the police. Causalities not known. |
| 5,778,262 |
2.20586 |
41.62493 |
Somalia |
|
Four Al-Shabab fighters have been killed when a bomb they were planting exploded on them. The target of the bombs are not known, though there are a number of Somali government troops stationed in the city. |
| 5,778,266 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
A Raas Kambooni soldier shot and injured a businessman in the centre of Kismaayo after the two got engaged in a dispute over a piece of land. The soldier escaped from the scene. |
| 5,778,271 |
1.71305 |
44.76388 |
Somalia |
|
A group of armed militiamen suspected of being al Shabaab operatives conducted a hit-and-run attack against the residence of the Marka District Commissioner. The attackers exchanged fire with the guards of the Commissioner for around 20 minutes. One guard was reportedly injured. |
| 5,778,275 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
Two additional hand-grenade attacks were reported in two different locations of Beled Weyne (unspecified) in the evening of 05/08. The perpetrators, their targets are unknown and causalities. |
| 5,778,280 |
0.5172 |
42.071 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab militias equipped with six technicals attacked Afmadow town from two directions in the end of the afternoon of 06/08. The al Shabaab militias managed to briefly enter the town. The bodies of 16 al Shabaab militiamen were reportedly found close to the Afmadow police station after al Shabaab militiamen left the town, nine other al Shabaab bodies were found later around the town. Three Raas Kambooni militiamen and three civilians were also reported killed. |
| 5,778,285 |
1.7087 |
44.69605 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab militias conducted a hit-and-run attack against an AMISOM/Somali position in Shalaambood in the night of 06/08. The clash lasted for about 30 minutes. Casualties are unknown. |
| 5,778,289 |
2.02764 |
45.33 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at soldiers on foot patrol near Suuq Yare (small market, Xamar Jab Jab District) in the evening of 06/08. Once civilian bystander was injured. The attackers escaped from the scene. |
| 5,778,294 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand-grenade at Somali forces manning a check-point near Hodan police station in the evening of 06/08. No casualties were reported. The attackers escaped from the scene. |
