| 5,786,366 |
11.28366 |
49.1806 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a policeman attached to Bosasso port in Bosasso on 15/03 but missed him after the officer rushed to his house. The officer was heading to his home when the incident happened. The motive is currently unclear. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,786,370 |
1.7087 |
44.69605 |
Somalia |
|
An RCIED targeted an AMISOM military vehicle in Shalaambood Village (10km W of Marka) in the afternoon of 15/03. The device was reportedly planted by al Shabaab operatives. The vehicle was reportedly damaged by the blast. Casualties could not be established. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,786,374 |
2.04139 |
45.33372 |
Somalia |
|
A car bomb went off on in central Mogadishu near a hotel popular with government officials and businessmen. Witnesses saw casualties being carried from the scene of the blast, but it was not clear if they were injured or dead. The bomber driving the car has been confirmed dead. |
| 5,786,377 |
9.60272 |
43.33481 |
Somalia |
|
A group of people staged a violent demonstration in Wajaale Village in Gabiley District after a man working at a construction site was electrocuted and his colleague injured on 15/03. The people demonstrated against the electricity companies in the village. They threw stones at the offices of the power companies and motor vehicles. The protesters also looted business premises during the demonstration. |
| 5,786,381 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a civilian woman in Digfeer Hospital area (Hodan District) in the evening of 15/03. Available reports indicate that the victim was working at Banaadir region's administration office as a cleaner. The motive is currently unclear and the perpetrators escaped. Somali forces conducted a security operation in the area after the incident and arrested unspecific number of people, though most of them were reportedly released later. |
| 5,786,385 |
2.78088 |
45.49682 |
Somalia |
|
A Somali soldier shot and killed a driver of a lorry carrying food aid donated by the Turkish government in Hanti-Wadaag neighbourhood (Jowhar) in the morning of 15/03. The incident happened following an unknown dispute. Somali forces arrested the perpet |
| 5,786,390 |
3.16458 |
43.4631 |
Somalia |
|
AMISOM/Somali forces attack and capture al Shabaab Buurfuule town. An eyewitness described the fighting as a deadly, direct combat between the two sides. Casualties not known. |
| 5,786,394 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab forces attack a AMISOM location at Kismayo airport the evening of 16/03. Radio Andalus, which is pro al Shabaab, reports al Shabaab victory. |
| 5,786,398 |
0.5172 |
42.071 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters ambushed an AMISOM (Sierra Leone) convoy at Hawindha Village (94km SW of Afmadow) on the road between Dhoobley and Tabta villages (Afmadow District) in the morning of 16/03. The two sides exchanged small arms fire and RPG rounds. An AMISOM truck was destroyed after it was hit by a RPG round. The convoy was heading to Dhoobley on the Kenya-Somali border when the ambush took place. Casualties on both sides could not be established. |
| 5,786,403 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters conducted a hit-and-run attack against Somali/AMISOM forces in the vicinity of former perfume factory (Heliwa District) in the night of 16/03. The two sides exchanged both light and heavy gunfire during the clash, which went on for about 20 minutes. Casualties could not be established. |
