| 5,778,812 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified armed men in a vehicle opened gunfire at a vehicle driven by a female NSA officer in Taleex neighbourhood (Hodan District) in the afternoon of 21/08. Reports indicate that the perpetrators followed the woman for some time before she suspected them as hostile and started driving fast. The attackers then opened fire at her vehicle which led her car to ram into another vehicle. No casualties were reported. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,778,816 |
2.04803 |
45.32 |
Somalia |
|
A young man suspected of being an al Shabaab operative shot and killed a Somali soldier in Bakaara Market (Hawl-Wadaag District) in the afternoon of 21/08. Somali soldiers in the area shot and killed the perpetrator near Dahabshiil office. |
| 5,778,820 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Military officer Colonel Ali Gure Afdhub is shot by mutinying soldiers. He died later in hospital. |
| 5,778,824 |
2.09955 |
45.16352 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab launches an attack against a Somali military position in Lafoole. Causalities not known. |
| 5,778,830 |
8.95773 |
46.41109 |
Somalia |
|
Pastoralists from Habar Jeclo/Bicido and Habar Yonis/Sacad Yonis sub clans clashed in the vicinity of God Heeri Village (51km E of Caynabo) in the afternoon of 21/08. The fighting broke following the killing of a man from Bicido my member of Sacad Yonis after an escalated private dispute. Further reports indicate that three Sacad Yonis militia and a Bicido were killed in the clash while eight others were injured. |
| 5,778,834 |
2.06516 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
A RCIED planted in a teashop frequented by Somali security forces exploded in Arjantin neighbourhood (Karaan District) in the evening of 21/08. Reports indicate that one soldier and a civilian bystander were killed and six other people were injured in the blast. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,778,839 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Gunmen killed two Somalis and wounded a Swedish female politician (Left Party) in Mogadishu. A security guard and driver were killed in the attack. Details obtained about the incident clearly indicate that the attackers were attempting to kidnap the female Swedish national. There is nothing is known about the perpetrators except that they were wearing military uniforms at the time of the attack. |
| 5,778,843 |
2.04803 |
45.32 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified perpetrators suspected of being al Shabaab operatives shot and killed a young boy and another unidentified person in the vegetable section of Bakaara Market (Hawl-Wadaag District) in the evening of 21/08. The motive behind the killing is unclear. The perpetrators put a warning note on the bodies of their victim that read "anybody who dares to pick this body will be targeted". |
| 5,778,847 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
A Somali soldier shot and killed a young boy who was attempting to enter a clan conference. |
| 5,778,852 |
8.93477 |
46.62065 |
Somalia |
|
A group of gunmen from Habar Yonis/Sacad Yonis sub clan shot and killed two men hailing from Habar Jeclo/Bicido sub clan near Oog Village in the evening of 21/08. The killing is reportedly related to the armed clash involving the two sub-clans in God Heeri Village. The perpetrators escaped. |
