| 5,778,772 |
4.68153 |
46.62342 |
Somalia |
|
Duduble and Murusade militias clashed (20/08). Causalities not known. |
| 5,778,775 |
9.93869 |
43.18392 |
Somalia |
|
A group of women charcoal sellers staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the municipal council office in Borama in the morning of 20/08. The group reportedly protested against municipal's act of forcefully evicting them from the business area. Reports indicate that the eviction was aimed to clear the way for the rehabilitation of the road. The protestors called on the municipal council to allocate them a place to sell the charcoal. |
| 5,778,779 |
2.71437 |
44.50902 |
Somalia |
|
Armed men suspected of being Somali National forces stopped a minibus in an area between Yaaq Biri Weyne and Leego villages (Wanla Weyne and Buur Hakaba districts) in the evening of 20/08. They ordered the driver to drive the minibus to the bush and they robbed the passengers. Reports indicate that four women were beaten and raped. |
| 5,778,783 |
3.92761 |
41.87418 |
Somalia |
|
Armed men shot and injured three civilians in Bulo Xawo in the morning of 20/08. The incident occurred after the victims tried to oppose the installation of electrical poles in the town by a businessman escorted by armed men. Reports indicate that shooting is related to a electric company losing their service monopoly in the town. |
| 5,778,787 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at the residence of the former Hiraan governor, Abdifatah Hassan Afrah, in Kooshin neighbourhood (Beled Weyne) in the evening of 20/08. The device exploded in front of the house, causing no casualties. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,778,791 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at a mini market in Kooshin neighbourhood (Beled Weyne) in the evening of 20/08. The incident happened a half an hour after the residence of the former governor of Hiraan was targeted with a hand grenade. No casualties were reported. The perpetrator escaped. |
| 5,778,796 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
A Majerteen-Omar Mahmud members shot and killed in another clan member due to a unarticulated dispute. |
| 5,778,800 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
The body of unidentified man with gunshot wounds was reportedly discovered in Garsoor neighbourhood (Galkacyo) in the night of 20/08. Puntland police took the body to hospital for investigations. |
| 5,778,804 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
Suspected al Shabaab fighters launched a hit and run attack against KDF/AMISOM position at Kismaayo Airport in the evening of 21/08. The KDF responded by firing back in the direction of the attackers, after which the suspected al Shabaab fighters withdrew. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,778,808 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
Security forces conducted a security operation in Kismaayo in the night of 21/08 and arrested a number of people they suspected of being al Shabaab members/sympathizers. The soldiers shot and killed a man after he tried to escape during the operation. |
