ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,785,808 1.92328 45.10225 Somalia An al Shabaab fighter launched a hit-and-run attack against government forces in Calamada neighbourhood (Ceelasha Biyaaha) in night of 02/03. Casualties could not be established.
5,785,812 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a government soldier in near the former Milk Factory (Hodan District) on 02/03. The attackers stole the gun of the victim and escaped. Soldiers arrived in the area and launched a security operation, and arrested a suspect.
5,785,816 2.06777 45.35 Somalia A RCIED targeted a two-vehicle Somali forces' convoy followed by a hand grenade attack near Mahad Allah Car Wash (Yaaqshiid District) in the morning of 02/03. Four soldiers were reportedly killed. The perpetrators escaped.
5,785,820 4.75 45.2 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against Somali forces based in the western side of Beled Weyne on 02/03. The two sides exchanged gunfire for an hour after which the attackers withdrew. Casualties could not be established.
5,785,824 2.08438 45.39 Somalia A RCIED targeted AMISOM convoy at ex-control Balcad area (Heliwa District) in the morning of 02/03. Casualties could not be established. The perpetrators escaped.
5,785,828 2.15 45.116 Somalia A group of people staged a demonstration between the police station and main market in Afgooye in the afternoon of 02/03 following the arrest of a number of elders. The elders were reportedly detained after they attempted to stop the police from demolishing small kiosks on the road side.
5,785,832 2.39 45.3833 Somalia Over 100 are detained by police for participating in a protest against the local administration.
5,785,836 1.92328 45.10225 Somalia Armed men dressed in government military uniforms manning a check-point in Ceelasha Biyaha (12km SE of Afgooye) shot and killed a mini-bus driver in the morning of 02/03. Reports indicate that the incident followed an escalated dispute between the perpetrators and the victim over extortion money demanded by the armed men. The perpetrators escaped.
5,785,840 2.04139 45.33372 Somalia NSA officers manning a checkpoint near K4 area shot in the air after a Toyota pickup with armed escorts ignored instructions to stop for security check. The armed men in the vehicle responded by firing in the direction of the NSA officers. A civilian was injured by a stray bullet. Reports indicate the vehicle belongs to a local AMISOM contractor, though it is not clear who was driving the vehicle.
5,785,844 2.15 45.116 Somalia Two groups of government soldiers exchanged gunfire after a dispute over an illegal checkpoint in Cumar-Beere area (10km NW of Afgooye) in the morning of 03/03. The two sides exchanged fire for about 15 minutes after the group that had erected the checkpoint was forced to withdraw. Three soldiers were reportedly injured.