| 5,788,126 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Pro-Somali forces (not identified) based in Xudur attacked al Shabaab fighters in Abaag Beeday Village (18km E of Xudur) on 30/04. AMISOM (ENDF) later backed the pro-government forces with artillery fire against the al Shabaab. The fighting lasted for 20 minutes. Pro-government forces later returned to Xudur. Two pro-government soldiers were killed and two others injured. The body of an al Shabaab fighters was left behind by the retreating al Shabaab fighters. |
| 5,788,130 |
10.62182 |
47.36813 |
Somalia |
|
A group of drivers staged a peaceful demonstration in front of Ceerigaabo municipal council on 30/04. The drivers reportedly accused the municipal council of using nepotism in the recruitment of drivers for Ceerigaabo-Burao road project. Police dispersed the drivers. No security incident was reported. |
| 5,788,135 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
A Puntland government official survives an assassination attempt by an unidentified assailant. One of the official's guards was injured in the attack. The date of the attack is vague. |
| 5,788,228 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
A RCIED targeted a vehicle of Mudug regional police chief in Garsoor neighbourhood in Galkacyo north in the morning of 03/05. The driver was reportedly injured in the blast. The regional police chief was not the in the car by the time of the blast. Police carried out a security operation in the area after the attack and arrested a suspect. |
| 5,788,140 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
AMISOM (ENDF)/pro-government (not identified) forces left Xudur and took over control of Abaag Beeday Village (18km E of Xudur) without any resistance from al Shabaab in the morning of 01/05. The al Shabaab fighters withdrew before the arrival of the allied forces. AMISOM/pro-Somali forces returned to their base in Xudur with bodies of two pro-government soldiers killed in yesterday's clash to Xudur where they were buried later in the afternoon. It is not clear if al Shabaab returned to village following the exit of the allied soldiers. |
| 5,788,145 |
2.0095 |
45.25 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers fired mortar or B10 rounds at Silliga, Jiro Miskin and Badbado IDP settlement (Wadajir District) in the night of 01/05. One round reportedly landed in a residential house near Silliga, killing one person and injuring three others. Four civilians were injured in Jiro Miskin neighbourhood. The target of this attack is believed to have been the AMISOM/Burundian detachment base in the former National University in Dharkeynley District. |
| 5,788,150 |
2.02053 |
45.28967 |
Somalia |
|
A RCIED targeted the vehicle of the new director of Somali Central Bank which was parked in front of Horseed University (Wadajir/Medina District) in the morning of 01/05. No casualties were reported. The explosion destroyed the car. Reports indicate that the director always parks his vehicle in the university compound since he has no parking yard in his home. He survived the attack because he was late to take his car that morning. The director was a former lecturer at SIMAD University in Mogadishu. The lecturer is also a member of the Somali government. |
| 5,788,155 |
2.20586 |
41.62493 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab attacks a joint AMISOM-Somali location in Faafax Dhuun. Witnesses described that the shelling brought severe fatalities including death and casualties, though no numbers were provided. Reports indicate heavy weapons were used. |
| 5,788,160 |
6.76924 |
47.43061 |
Somalia |
|
Armed man hailing from Lelkase opened fire at the home of newly-appointed information minister of Galmudug (Lelkase) in Garsoor neighbourhood in Galkacyo north in the evening of 01/05. The minister's bodyguards and the man exchanged briefly after which the attacker escaped. The attack followed after the guards barred him from entering the house. The minister told local media that Puntland security forces had attacked his residence. |
| 5,788,165 |
2.04393 |
45.3 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters fired several RPG rounds at Gaheyr University (Hodan District) where AMISOM forces are based in the night of 02/05. AMISOM forces responded with gunfire to the suspected direction. Casualties could not be established. |
