ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,790,610 3.3685 43.6726 Somalia Rahaweyn/Hariin militias numbering 200 and SNG forces attacked al Shabaab fighters in Saydheelow (26km N of Baidoa) in the morning of 12/07. Reports indicate that the allied forces were pushed back by the al Shabaab fighters. The allied forces, with five battle wagons and two military trucks, later attacked the village after receiving reinforcement with four battlewagons and managed to drive out the al Shabaab fighters from the village. Reports indicate the operation was aimed to take over Labaatan Jirow-an al Shabaab base under Baidoa District. However, the allied forces returned back to Baidoa after the Saydheelow attack. Six al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed and five others wounded while two soldiers from the allied forces were reportedly injured in the clash. The operation was led by prominent al Shabaa defector from Hariin sub-clan. A week earlier, Rahaweyn/Leysan militias mobilized themselves and clashed with al Shabaab in Tosweyne Village.
5,790,614 4.54198 43.02254 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters attacked AMISOM forces in War-Wiin Kamiisle (61km SE of Yeed) in the night of 12/07. The two sides used various kinds of weapons in the clash. The AMISOM forces were part of the troops that had escorted food supplies to other AMISOM f
5,790,619 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia Suspected al Shabaab fighters fired mortars at the presidential palace in Kismaayo in the evening of 12/07. The mortar rounds exploded in an open area near the palace and caused no casualties.
5,790,623 2.20586 41.62493 Somalia Reports say that two Kenyan planes bombarded Faafaxdhuun [Fafahdun] and Ceel Cadde [El Adde] districts in Gedo Region. The attack killed three civilians and wounded many others. The attacks occurred during the evening hours. The intended targets of the attacks are not known.
5,790,627 3.03594 41.86737 Somalia Reports say that two Kenyan planes bombarded Faafaxdhuun [Fafahdun] and Ceel Cadde [El Adde] districts in Gedo Region. The attack killed three civilians and wounded many others. The attacks occurred during the evening hours. The intended targets of the attacks are not known.
5,790,632 3.11718 43.6469 Somalia Suspected al Shabaab fighters fired six mortar rounds apparently targeting AMISOM/SNG positions in Baidoa town in the afternoon of 12/07/2014. The mortars are believed to have been fired from Aboo Asharow cemetery some 3-5km south of Baidoa. Four rounds landed near Hassey Factory in Berdaale neighbourhood while the other two landed in an area between ADC and Shatigaduud airport. No casualties were reported.
5,790,637 -0.36029 42.54626 Somalia Gunmen hailing from the Majerteen shot and killed a mason working on a construction site in Farjano neighbourhood (Kismaayo) in the morning of 12/07. Reports indicate that the incident came following an escalated land dispute between a woman (Mareehan) and a man (Majerteen), where the woman started constructing the disputed land before an agreement was reached. No arrests were reported regarding the incident.
5,790,643 -0.24881 42.60067 Somalia A gunman from Barre Hiraale's militia shot and killed a farmer (Harti/Dhulbahante sub-clan) in Goob weyn (14km NE of Kismaayo) in the morning of 12/07. The motive behind the killing is currently unknown. Reports indicate that tension is reportedly building up between the two clans following the killing.
5,790,647 1.1132 44.0297 Somalia Al Shabaab administration executed two men in a public ground in Baraawe in the afternoon 12/07 after reportedly convicting them of charges of spying for SNG forces. An al Shabaab prosecutor claimed that the suspects had been assisting SNG forces in their operation against the al Shabaab. The al Shabaab Waali (governor) for Lower Shabelle Region, who addressed the gathering, said that anyone who is found guilty of spying will face similar punishment.
5,790,651 1.71305 44.76388 Somalia Habar Gidir militias shot and killed five people near K60 (27km NE of Marka) in 12/06. The five were reportedly arrested by the militias from Marka town and taken to an area near the village where they were shot in cold blood. Two of the victims hail from Bimal, two from Jareer Weyne while the sub-clan of the fifth person could not be established.