ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,781,626 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia A RCIED targeted an AMISOM convoy and destroyed a water tanker in Ruusiya neighbourhood in Marka on 01/11/2013. The soldiers opened fire after the blast. Casualties could not be established. The attackers escaped from the scene.
5,781,630 2.40735 42.97655 Somalia Unconfirmed reports indicate that six senior al Shabaab allied to Sheikh Mukhtar Roboow were arrested in Diinsoor in connection with the bombardment of the training facility in Bush Madini on 31/10. The arrested al Shabaab members include Sheik Abdulkadir Ali Mumin (Marehan), head of education for Baardheere. Similar arrests were also reported in Jilib, Baraawe, Bu'ale and Bule Burte but details could not be confirmed.
5,781,635 3.79999 42.54459 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade against the residence of the Luuq District Commissioner on 01/11/2013. The grenade landed in the compound but did not explode. The motivation of the attackers is unknown.
5,781,639 7.61667 47.83333 Somalia Unidentified gunmen ambushed a campaign vehicle belonging to one of the presidential candidates in Puntland near Burtinle on 01/11. The gunmen opened fire at vehicle. Two passengers were reportedly injured in the attack. The gunmen carjacked the vehicle and also abducted the driver. The presidential candidate whose team was attacked, Abdiweli Mohamed Gass, a former SNG prime minister, condemned the attack. In a press statement issued on 02/11, Mr. Gass accused President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole of being behind the incident. He described the attack as President's Farole's "scare tactic to create insecurity" aimed to derail the election process. Puntland MPs will go to poll to elect a new president on 08/01/2014.
5,781,644 -1.25001 41.49349 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters ambushed a AMISOM/KDF and Jubaland forces convoy in Hariira village (15KM N of Kolbiyow) in the morning of 02/11. The ensuing clash lasted for around two hours as al Shabaab militiamen were pursuing the joint forces back to their base in Kulbiyow. Eleven deaths, unconfirmed.
5,781,649 -1.25001 41.49349 Somalia Somali government soldiers, backed by African Union peacekeepers, have clashed with Al-Shabaab fighters on the outskirts of Kolbiyow. Fighting lasted for over an hour. Government forces report the deaths of 30 al Shabaab fighters.
5,781,653 -0.0128 42.4032 Somalia Somali forces shot and killed two suspected al Shabaab fighters in Janaale Village (14km NW of Marka) in the night of 02/11 after the two refused to be searched by the soldiers. The security forces recovered two pistols and three hand grenades from the men after they were killed.
5,781,657 1.7087 44.69605 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters conducted a hit-and-run attack against government forces in Shalaambood in the night of 02/11. The clash lasted for 20 minutes. Casualties could not be established.
5,781,661 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade against AMISOM forces in Ruusiya neighbourhood in Marka District in the evening of 02/11/2013. The AMISOM soldiers were guarding a water tanker that had been destroyed by a RCIED on 01/11. The soldiers opened fire after the blast. The attackers escaped from the scene.
5,781,665 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Al Shabaab forces attack Somali forces at Ceel Jaale village, 7km NW of Marka along a road leading to Shalaamboot. Causalities not known.