| 5,783,415 |
10.43959 |
45.01432 |
Somalia |
|
Fishermen in Berbera staged a demonstration in front of the offices of the mayor and the governor on 22/12 in protest against plans by the government to hand over a local fishing company to a businessman. The fishermen reportedly called on the government to stop the transfer. |
| 5,783,420 |
2.04803 |
45.32 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified armed men kill a member of the Presidential staff while he shopped in Bakaaraha Market. |
| 5,783,424 |
2.04803 |
45.32 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a civilian man in Malin Taajir area of Bakaara Market (Hawl- Wadaag District) in the afternoon of 22/12. The motive remains unknown. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,783,429 |
8.40635 |
48.48188 |
Somalia |
|
Puntland Presidential candidate Abdi Dahir Yusuf's convoy is attack by presidential guards of the current officer holder. The candidate escaped unharmed. |
| 5,783,433 |
9.74503 |
45.63403 |
Somalia |
|
A group of people staged a demonstration in central Burao in the evening of 22/12 in protest against the transfer of the divisional police commander. The protestors accused the police commissioner of contributing insecurity in Togdheer by transferring the competent commander who had improved security in the region. The demonstrators reportedly stoned vehicles using the main road and damaged some of them. Police arrived at the scene but did not manage to disperse them. The protesters dispersed after local traditional elders intervened. |
| 5,783,437 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
Two groups of Somali government forces clashed in Doonka Weynow (12km N of Afgooye) in the morning of 23/12. The fighting broke out after one group attacked the other for allegedly extorting money from public service vehicles at an illegal checkpoint. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about 10 minutes after which the group manning the checkpoint withdrew. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,783,441 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Pro-Somali (not identified) forces attacked a home of an al Shabaab fighter in Qeydar Edi Village (28km NW of Xudur) in the night of 23/12. The al Shabaab fighters and the pro-government forces exchanged gunfire briefly. The wife and a child of the al Shabaab fighter were killed while the al Shabaab fighter himself was injured. The pro-Somali forces took his gun and left the village. |
| 5,783,448 |
9.74503 |
45.63403 |
Somalia |
|
A delegation led by four cabinet ministers arrived in Burao in the morning of 23/12 on a mission to defuse the tension resulting from violent demonstrations over the transfer of Togdheer police divisional commander. The ministers held a protest against the violence, asking the public to remain calm. |
| 5,783,452 |
9.74503 |
45.63403 |
Somalia |
|
More than a hundred people, mostly youths and women, staged a violent demonstration in central Burao in the morning of 23/12 in protest against the transfer of the divisional police commander. The demonstrators burned tires in the middle of the roads and marched to the governor's office. Police fired in the air to disperse the protestors. One person was reportedly killed and twenty others - including a police officer - were injured during the demonstration. This was the second day of protests. Local authorities implemented a curfew to counter the protests. |
| 5,783,457 |
1.80873 |
44.79943 |
Somalia |
|
Armed militias manning a checkpoint in Ceel-Wareegow Village (11km NE of Marka) shot and killed a civilian man in the morning 23/12. The victim was travelling in a mini-bus heading to Mogadishu when the incident happened. The victim hails from Dir/Qubeys. He was probably mistakenly shot by Biyo Maal militias thinking that he was Habar Gidir. |
