ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,788,827 3.68291 45.663 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters and local pastoralists (not identified) clashed in Jameeco Mubaarak Village (30km E of Buulo Burte) on 21/05. The fighting comes after al Shabaab ordered the nomads to provide livestock to the, which the pastoralists declined. The two sides engaged in a serious fighting that lasted for about an hour. Unconfirmed reports indicate that two combatants were killed and a number of others wounded.
5,788,831 4.75 45.2 Somalia Police arrest a teenaged girl wearing an explosive belt in Beled Weyne.
5,788,835 2.04045 45.36 Somalia A government soldier shot and injured a man near Liido Beach (Cabdulcasis District) in the afternoon of 21/05. The motive is unknown. The victim later succumbed to injuries in a Mogadishu hospital. Reports indicate that the perpetrator is a body guard of General Qaafow, one of the commanders of army. Police later arrested the perpetrator.
5,788,839 2.15 45.116 Somalia Unidentified man armed with a pistol shot and killed a Madrasa teacher in Xawo Tako neighbourhood (Afgooye District) in the evening of 21/05. The motive is unknown. The perpetrator escaped.
5,788,843 0.40627 41.01238 Somalia Suspected al Shabaab fighters attacked a family in Bosnia section (Dhobley) in the evening of 22/05. Reports indicate that the attackers were reportedly targeting an al Shabaab defector, who reportedly escaped with money collected as Zakat. The former defector exchanged fire with the attackers and managed to escape. A young girl was killed in the shootout and an old man and the wife of the targeted defector were injured. The perpetrators managed to escape from the scene.
5,788,848 0.5172 42.071 Somalia A joint AMISOM-SNG is attack by al Shabaab during the nightime hours. The number of fatalities are not known.
5,911,850 -0.68333 30.2 Uganda UPDF overtakes ADF camp
5,788,852 1.74928 44.74372 Somalia Unidentified militiamen launched an attack against Somali forces based in Buufow Bacaad (5km NW of Marka) in the afternoon of 22/05. Reports indicate that the attackers were either al Shabaab fighters or Biimaal militias, but currently their identity remain unknown. Casualties could not be established.
5,788,856 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Al Shabaab insurgents have launched a hit-and-run attack against the AMISOM base in Former Perfume Factory (Heliwa District) in the night of 22/05. Reports indicate that the fighting lasted for a few minutes after which the attackers withdrew. Casualties could not be established.
5,788,861 0.40627 41.01238 Somalia Unknown assailants attacked an Interim Jubba Administration official in Dhobley during the nighttime hours. The attack resulted in the killing of the official's son and the wounding of his father and wife. The identify of the attackers remains unknown.