| 5,787,744 |
2.0095 |
45.25 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled hand grenade at government soldiers on foot near Dabaqeynka Mosque (Dharkeynley District) in the night of 21/04. The attackers escaped. One soldier was injured in the explosion. |
| 5,787,748 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
Clan militia loyal to K50 chairman (Biimal) ambushed a Somali military convoy near K50 airstrip (Afgooye District) in the evening of 21/04. Three combatants were killed and unconfirmed numbers of people injured. The K50 chairman claimed the responsibility of the attack and claimed that the victims were not government soldiers but armed robbers. A SNG commander in Lower Shabelle Region condemned the attack and said that the victims were SNG soldiers heading to their base in Dhanaane. |
| 5,787,752 |
3.11718 |
43.6469 |
Somalia |
|
Suspected al Shabaab fighters abducted a SNA soldier about a hundred meters away from the ENDF defence line at the end of Baidoa airport run-way in the evening of 21/04. Reports further indicate that two other civilians were also taken by the abductors. Initial reports indicated that the soldier was beheaded, which was later confirmed. The two civilians were later released. |
| 5,787,757 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
AMISOM/Somali forces shot and killed an al Shabaab fighter during a security operation conducted in Moora Hagar Village (18k SE of Xudur) in the afternoon of 21/04. The allied forces returned to Xudur after the operation. |
| 5,787,761 |
8.47358 |
47.35441 |
Somalia |
|
A senior police officer shot and injured a senior colleague in Laas Caanood regional police headquarters in the morning of 21/04. The motive is unknown. The victim later succumbed to his injuries. Police arrested the perpetrator. |
| 5,787,764 |
3.03985 |
43.79688 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters took over control of Daynuunay Village (18km SE of Baidoa) after SNG forces pulled out in the morning of 21/04. The SNG forces reportedly vacated the village and headed to Buur Hakaba after Bay regional authorities failed to deliver supplies and ammunition during the last two months. Al Shabaab fighters held a public gathering in the village where the preached the locals immediately after the take-over. |
| 5,787,768 |
1.7087 |
44.69605 |
Somalia |
|
An RCIED targeted an AMISOM water tanker in Shalaambood Village (Marka District) in the morning of 21/04. AMISOM soldiers opened fire after the blast. The driver of the tanker was injured. The vehicle was also damaged. |
| 5,787,773 |
2.03373 |
45.34 |
Somalia |
|
Federal Member of Parliament has been killed and another injured after bomb detonated inside his car in Mogadishu's Hamar Weyne district. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility shortly after. The victim hails from Rahanweyn/Mirifle/Reer Dumaal and was reportedly a supporter of the six regions state established in Baidoa last month. |
| 5,787,777 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters fired mortars at Xudur in the evening of 21/04. The mortar rounds landed far outside the town, causing no casualties. |
| 5,787,780 |
8.39634 |
47.93566 |
Somalia |
|
A large anti-Somaliland rally was held in Boocame (Laas Caanood District) on 21/04. The demonstrators were protesting against the activities of pro-Somaliland traditional elders who had been laying foundation stones of projects funded by the Somaliland government and form a pro-Somaliland administration in the village. |
