| 5,778,550 |
3.53918 |
43.7579 |
Somalia |
|
Fractured al Shabaab militias clashed in Labaatan Jirow on 14/08 due to a dispute over the election of a new Malaq (clan leader, for Rahanweyn/Hariin sub-clan) for the area. Reports indicate that the dispute started after the regional al Shabaab authorities from Baidoa refused to accept the victory of a supporter of Sheikh Mukhtar Roobow, against a candidate proposed by the Godane group. One pro-Godane al Shabaab militiaman was killed, and a vehicle from the same group was destroyed. |
| 5,778,555 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Government forces, supported by the ENDF, clash with al Shabaab on the outskirts of Xuddur. The exact figures of casualties on both warring sides are yet to be established. |
| 5,778,559 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
KDF soldiers discovered a RCIED along Via Afmadow in Shaqalaha neighbourhood (Kismaayo) in the morning of 14/08. The device was safely disabled. Telecommunications in the town were switched off during the operation. No casualties were reported. It is not clear what the intended target was. |
| 5,778,564 |
1.71305 |
44.76388 |
Somalia |
|
Suspected al Shabaab elements planted five IEDs on the main road in Marka on 14/08. They then detonated one of them which prompted Somali/AMISOM forces to arrive at the scene. The suspected al Shabaab elements then detonated the remaining four. The perpetrators' use of small charges in the IEDs saved the lives of the Somali/AMISOM who rushed to the scene after the first explosion. A number of civilian bystanders were injured in the first explosion. No other casualties were reported in the subsequent explosions. |
| 5,778,569 |
8.40635 |
48.48188 |
Somalia |
|
Security guards of Istanbul Hotel in Garowe opened fire in the air on 14/08 to disperse a group of young men who were trying to forcefully enter the premises, where a group of women were throwing a party. Puntland police arrived later on the scene and arrested an unspecified number of persons. It is not clear why the rioters wanted to enter the building. |
| 5,778,573 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Armed men believed to be government soldiers opened fire on a group ofprotestorsin Mogadishu,killingat least two civilians and injuring two others. A number of Hodan district residents were protesting the demolition of their residences by a group of armed men with bulldozers hired after the Hodan district administration warned residents to vacate the properties. |
| 5,778,577 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Three unidentified men wearing military uniforms onboard a Toyota Carib forcefully abducted two young women walking along the former pasta factory (Heliwa District) in the end of the afternoon of 14/08. The whereabouts of the two women is unknown. |
| 5,778,582 |
7.05 |
47.1417 |
Somalia |
|
A member of the Majerteen/Omar Mohamoud sub-clan shot and injured a Sa'ad pastoralist and his daughter in Saaxaqurun village (30km W of Galkacyo, Galdogob District) in the evening of 14/08. The incident is reported as being a case of clan revenge. The two victims are expected to survive. |
| 5,778,586 |
5.53764 |
46.3867 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab militias and local pastoralists (group not known) clashed on two occasions close to Yacyac village in the morning of 15/08. The confrontation was reportedly triggered by the killing of a local pastoralist by al Shabaab (reason unknown). In revenge pastoralists from the area ambushed a group of al Shabaab militiamen and stole their battle-wagon, killing in the process two al Shabaab fighters including a well-known local commander. Al Shabaab initiated a second clash shortly afterwards and recovered their vehicle. A total of four persons were killed, and an unknown number were wounded. The local militiamen involved in the clash fled the area. |
| 5,778,594 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
Disgruntled Raskamboni militiamen were reported to have opened fire in the air and blocked traffic in Kismaayo in the morning of 15/08. The militiamen were protesting against the reduction of their promised salaries from 200 to 100 USD. The incident affected traffic on all major roads and forced some businesses to temporarily suspend their activities. |
