| 5,783,375 |
10.62182 |
47.36813 |
Somalia |
|
A number of people, mostly drivers and business people staged a demonstration in front of the custom and inland revenue office in Ceerigaabo in the morning of 21/10. The demonstrators were reportedly protesting against new tax rates imposed on goods being ferried from Bosasso and Burao. Police arrived at the scene and arrested four demonstrators. |
| 5,783,379 |
-0.0128 |
42.4032 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-an-run attack against Janaale police station (14km NW of Marka) in the night of 22/12. The two sides exchanged heavy gunfire which lasted for about 15 minutes after which the attackers withdrew. Two soldiers were reportedly killed while four civilian bystanders were injured. |
| 5,783,383 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at soldiers based at SOS Junction (Heliwa District) in the evening of 22/12. The soldiers opened fire after the blast but no casualties were reported. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,783,387 |
2.09955 |
45.16352 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against government forces' position in Lafoole settlement (6km SE of Afgooye) in the night of 22/12. Both sides exchanged heavy gunfire which lasted for about 10 minutes after which al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Casualties could not be established. |
| 5,783,393 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
Two groups of Somali soldiers hailing from Abgaal and Murusade sub-clans clashed in Afgooye in the morning of 22/12. The fighting erupted when the Abgaal soldiers attacked the Murusade group who were manning a checkpoint in Mukayga area within Afgooye town. The fighting went on for about two hours after which the Abgaal soldiers took over the control of the checkpoint. The motive is believed to be related to money extorted from motorists. At least eight people, most of them civilians, were killed and more than eight others were injured in the clash. |
| 5,783,397 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
Seven are dead and others wounded during a clash between government forces and a unidentified militia. The militia had established an illegal checkpoint in the area. Days earlier Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced any soldiers found manning an illegal checkpoint would be shot. |
| 5,783,401 |
3.328 |
42.21988 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against pro-government forces (not identified) in Garbahaarey in the evening of 22/12. The two sides exchanged both light and heavy gunfire during the clash. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,783,405 |
6.24178 |
46.3072 |
Somalia |
|
Pro-government police militia (not identified) conducted a security operation in Cabuud Waaq in the afternoon of 22/12. The operation was reportedly aimed to confiscate unregistered arms in the town. The security forces shot and killed an armed man who refused to surrender his gun. |
| 5,783,409 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
A group of militiamen hailing from Habar Gidir/Sa'ad, who control illegal checkpoints in the outskirts of Galkacyo (South), clashed among themselves in the morning of 22/12. The brief shoot-out broke out after some members of the militia blocked vehicles from Galkacyo from proceeding to Galinsoor. The shoot-out stopped without any intervention. The incident disrupted traffic temporarily. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,783,412 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
A group of university students staged a peaceful demonstration in front of Mogadishu airport in the morning of 22/12 in protest against the killings of Syrian doctors by unidentified gunmen in Sinka Dheer area on 18/12. The students called on security agencies to arrest the perpetrators. The student staged the demonstration at a time when two Syrian doctors, who were injured in the attack, were being evacuated from Mogadishu airport for further treatment. Reports indicate that some of the slain doctors were lectures at local universities. |
