ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,781,392 8.84091 46.40474 Somalia Two sub clans of Habar Jeclo (Ali Barre and Reer Bare sub clans) reportedly clashed in the vicinity of Bali Ciise near Habri Heshay Village (12km S of Caynabo) in the morning of 26/10 following dispute over water dams. Traditional elders, local authority and police intervened and managed to separate the two sides. No casualties were reported.
5,781,396 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia A RCIED exploded pre-maturely in Yasin Market, close to the former meat factory (Kismaayo) in the morning of 26/10. People going to the mosque for dawn prayer saw it and placed stones near the device to warn others. The device went off later and caused no casualties.
5,781,400 2.08438 45.39 Somalia A RCIED targeted an AMISOM military convoy passing through the livestock market (Heliwa District) in the afternoon of 26/10. An AMISOM water bowser was badly damaged by the explosion. No casualties were reported. The attackers escaped.
5,781,404 2.15 45.116 Somalia Government forces opened fire at a mini-bus travelling from Mogadishu to Afgooye in Carbiska neighbourhood in the afternoon of 26/10. The incident happened after the driver refused to pay the high amount demanded by the soldiers. The deputy governor of Lower Shabelle Region declared to the local media that there are more than 50 illegal checkpoints currently on the main highway between Afgooye and Wanla Weyne districts.
5,781,408 2.61945 44.89357 Somalia The body a civilian man was found in Yaaq Biri Weyne in the night of 26/10. The deceased was reportedly a former al Shabaab defector. The body had gunshot wounds.
5,781,412 5.68118 46.68325 Somalia An armed man shot and killed a notable businessman for unknown reason.
5,781,417 1.1132 44.0297 Somalia Unconfirmed reports indicate that the head of Amniyat (al Shabaab intelligence), Mahad Karate, escaped an attempt on his life by al Shabaab fighters loyal to the al Shabaab leader Godane in Baraawe on 27/10.
5,781,421 10.62182 47.36813 Somalia A group of youths threw stones at Somaliland comedians entertaining the public during a fund raising event for Ceerigaabo-Burao road project at Liberty Garden in Ceerigaabo in the evening of 27/10. The comedians came from Hargeisa. Unconfirmed reports indicate that a local cleric, who perceived the concert as un-Islamic, was behind the incident. Police shot in the air to disperse the youth and arrested five of them. No casualties were reported.
5,781,425 1.1132 44.0297 Somalia The beheaded body of a young man was found near Mudul Baraawe Village (4km N of Baraawe) in the morning of 27/10. The motive and the identity of the perpetrators is unclear but reports indicate that the man was killed by al Shabaab elements after suspecting him of spying for the US Navy Seal who attacked the coastal town on 05/10.
5,781,430 3.11718 43.6469 Somalia Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at the residence of a local judge in Berdale neighbourhood in Baidoa in the evening of 27/10. No casualties were reported. The perpetrators escaped.