| 5,781,272 |
4.82821 |
43.65993 |
Somalia |
|
Somali government forces and al Shabaab clash in Ceel Barde during the early morning hours. The two sides used a variety of weapons against each other in the battle that lasted an hour. Five combatants were killed and many more were wounded on both sides in the fighting. |
| 5,781,276 |
8.2516 |
46.31572 |
Somalia |
|
Pastoralists from Dhulbahante and Habar Jeclo clashed in Qocondhaale area near Maygaagle (27km N of Buuhoodle) on 23/10 after Habar Jeclo accused Dhulbahante nomads of stealing their cattle. One Habar Jeclo herder was injured in the clash. Somaliland forces based in Qorilugud intervened and separated the two groups. |
| 5,781,280 |
9.14938 |
48.42077 |
Somalia |
|
Puntland forces accompanying the visiting Puntland vice-president, Gen. Abdisamad Ali Shire, exchanged gunfire with Khatumo militias in Taleex on 23/10. The brief clash caused the delay in the start of the Khatumo conference. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the Puntland vice-president is on a mission to disrupt the Khatumo conference. |
| 5,781,785 |
2.0095 |
45.25 |
Somalia |
|
A man who was a staff of the Planning Ministry's census department was shot an killed by unidentified persons. It is not clear if the target of the attack was the government official. |
| 5,781,283 |
8.2516 |
46.31572 |
Somalia |
|
More than a hundred people, mostly youths and women, staged a peaceful demonstration in Xabado stadium area in Buuhoodle in the morning of 23/10. The demonstrators expressed their support to the ongoing meeting of Khatumo 3 conference in Taleex. |
| 5,781,287 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters shot and killed a civilian man in Moro Gabey Village (28km NW of Xudur) in the evening of 23/10. The victim is a father of a pro-government soldier in Ceel Barde. The motive of is unclear but it is believed to be related to kinship. |
| 5,781,291 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attacker hurled a hand grenade at Jubaland forces based at the former meat factory in Gulwade neighbourhood (Kismaayo) in the evening of 24/10. The soldiers opened fire after the blast. The soldiers also cordoned off the area for about one and half an hour and conducted a security a security operation. It remains unclear whether they made arrests or not. |
| 5,781,295 |
-0.0128 |
42.4032 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers throw a pair of hand grenades at a police checkpoint, four killed, fourteen injured. The target may have been a tax collector. |
| 5,781,299 |
2.0095 |
45.25 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at Somali forces based in Dabakayo Madow neighbourhood (Dharkeynley District) in the evening of 24/10. The soldiers opened fire after the blast. No casualties were reported. The perpetrators managed to escape. |
| 5,781,303 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters ambushed an AMISOM military convoy in an area between Maslah Camp and the former perfume factory (Heliwa District) in the evening of 24/10. The two sides exchanged gun fire briefly after which the attackers withdrew. Casualties could not be established. |
