ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,780,296 2.61945 44.89357 Somalia Two groups of Somali government forces clashed in Yaaq Biri Weyne Village (22km W of Wanla-Weyne) following an escalated dispute over money extorted from public service vehicles in the afternoon of 27/09. One soldier was reportedly killed and two others injured in the clash.
5,780,300 2.0095 45.25 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at a base of pro-ASWJ forces in Jaayga Ceeldheere neighbourhood in (Dharkeynley District) in the night of 28/09. The forces responded with gunfire but no casualties were reported. The attackers managed to escape.
5,780,304 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at Somali forces on foot patrol in the livestock market (Heliwa District) in the morning of 28/09. The soldiers opened fire after the blast. A civilian bystander was injured in the explosion. The perpetrators managed to escape.
5,780,308 3.11718 43.6469 Somalia Suspected al Shabaab fighters launched a hit and run attack against the residence of Baidoa district commissioner in Adaada neighbourhood in the night of 28/09. The suspected al Shabaab fighters and the DC's security guards exchanged gunfire for about 15 minutes after which the attackers withdrew. The district commissioner later claimed that his security guards had killed an al Shabaab fighter and wounded another during the clash.
5,780,312 10.9791 49.1676 Somalia Puntland security forces raided al-Shabaab bases in Sugure village near the Golis Mountains, killing one militant and wounding three others.
5,780,317 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Suspected al Shabaab operatives launched hit and run attacks against Somali/AMISOM forces based in Abdi Wayeel area and the former perfume factory (Heliwa District) in the evening of 28/09. Reports indicate that the attackers also fired mortars at the bases of the allied forces, who also responded with artillery guns. Casualties could not be established.
5,780,320 8.47358 47.35441 Somalia More than hundred people staged a peaceful demonstration in Laas Caanood (Las Anod) on 28/09 in protesting against traders from southern Somalia. The protesters claimed that the traders were behind the increasing house rents in the town.
5,780,324 2.02053 45.28967 Somalia Unidentified attackers armed with pistols attempted to assassinate a local journalist near Indian Ocean University in Bulo Huubey neighbourhood (Medina District) in the evening of 28/09. The journalist reportedly said the gunmen were dressed in government military uniforms and tried to kill him as he walked out of his home. Somali forces arrived after the perpetrators had already escaped.
5,781,108 2.06777 45.35 Somalia Unidentified assailants shot and kill a police officer in Yaaqshid district.
5,780,328 3.11718 43.6469 Somalia Suspected al Shabaab fighters launched a hit and run attack against the residence of Baidoa district commissioner in Adaada neighbourhood in the night of 28/09. The suspected al Shabaab fighters and the DC's security guards exchanged gunfire for about 15 minutes after which the attackers withdrew. The district commissioner later claimed that his security guards had killed an al Shabaab fighter and wounded another during the clash.