ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,786,237 2.33993 42.28598 Somalia AMISOM-Kenya forces shell an al Shabaab base in Saraako, 55 kilometres from Baardheere with at least 10 missiles. There are no independent reports that can verify casualties caused by that attack.
5,786,241 2.03373 45.34 Somalia A Somali soldier shot and killed a civilian man in the Fish Market area (Xamar Weyne District) in the night of 11/03. Reports indicate that the two men were chewing khat before the incident occurred. The reason for the shooting is unclear. The perpetrato
5,786,245 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Al Shabaab militiamen conducted a hit-and-run attack against an AMISOM position in Jeebeey (Marka District) in the afternoon of 12/03. The clash lasted for around 30mn. Casualties are unknown.
5,786,249 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Two groups of Somali forces briefly clashed in Sei Biano neighbourhood (Hodan District) in the night of 12/03. The clash was reportedly related to a dispute over khat. Two civilians were injured in the cross-fire.
5,786,253 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade against an AMISOM position in the former perfume factory (Heliwa District) in the night of 12/03. No casualties were reported. The perpetrators escaped from the scene.
5,786,257 2.78088 45.49682 Somalia Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a government soldier in Horseed neighbourhood in Jowhar town in the evening of 12/03. The perpetrators escaped from the scene.
5,786,261 3.11718 43.6469 Somalia Al Shabaab forces launch a hit-and-run style attack against Somali forces Baidoa. Casualities not known.
5,786,266 3.16853 42.49469 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters fired several mortar rounds at Buurdhuubo Village (36km SE of Garbahaarey) in the night of 12/03. Ethiopian/Somali forces responded by firing artillery guns in the direction of the attackers. Casualties could not be established.
5,786,272 10.70087 47.66837 Somalia Two Gunmen believed to be from the Habar Yonis/Cabdala Xamud sub-clan carjacked a khat Vehicle (Toyota Land Cruiser) in Jiidali village (34km E of Ceerigaabo) on 12/03. The perpetrators approached the driver after he had parked the vehicle at the Jiidale khat dealer shop and demanded his keys at gunpoint. The vehicle that belongs to a member of the Habar Jeclo/Basanbur sub clan had left Ceerigaabo and was heading to Badhan. It is not clear if the motive for the theft was expressly clan related.
5,786,277 3.85194 45.56512 Somalia Somali government and AMISOM/Djibouti forces reached the outskirts of Bulo Burte at around 18:00 on 13/03. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the troops entered at least part of the town in the evening. Al Shabaab conducted several hit-and-run attacks against the allied forces in the night. AMISOM announced in a press statement that the town had been taken over on 13/03. Details about the situation in Bulo Burte remain scarce.