| 5,791,600 |
1.71305 |
44.76388 |
Somalia |
|
Two people were killed while more others were injured after a bomb exploded in southern Somali town of Marka. The blast, caused by a hand grenade, was targeted at government forces in the area. |
| 5,807,218 |
-33.56667 |
18.48333 |
South Africa |
|
Demonstrators march at various parts of Cape Town in protest of poor living conditions, |
| 5,791,604 |
2.03373 |
45.34 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at SNG forces' outpost near Muna Hotel (Xamar Weyne District) in the night of 05/08. The SNG forces opened fire after the blast. No casualty was reported and the perpetrators managed to escape. |
| 5,791,608 |
2.5824 |
44.8055 |
Somalia |
|
Two groups of SNG forces exchanged fire briefly over the control of an illegal checkpoint in the outskirts of the Beled Amin Village (16km W of Afgooye) in the morning of 05/08. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,791,612 |
3.013 |
43.5096 |
Somalia |
|
SNG forces based in Aawdiinle (30km W of Baidoa) conducted a surprise attack against al Shabaab fighters based in Dambal-Calin Village (27km W of Baidoa) in the night of 05/08. Two SNG soldiers were wounded as a result of the attack while al Shabaab casualties could not be established. |
| 5,791,616 |
3.10662 |
43.20448 |
Somalia |
|
Military forces attack al Shabaab in Toosweyne on 05/08. The ensuing clash caused 10 deaths on both sides. |
| 5,791,620 |
-0.36029 |
42.54626 |
Somalia |
|
Militiamen headed by Colonel Barre "Hirale" Adan Shire say they have peacefully captured a village near the city of Kismaayo known as Sabca Casharaad from Raskamboni forces. The two group had clash near this area the previous day. |
| 5,791,624 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified man hurled a hand grenade at two tax collection officers in the livestock market (Afgooye) in the morning of 05/08. The victims were busy collecting tax when the incident happened and both of them died. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,791,628 |
8.40635 |
48.48188 |
Somalia |
|
Armed militias believed to be Majerten/Isse Mohamud took over control of the state-owned television and radio premise in Garowe in the noon of 05/08. The take-over follows after President Abdiweli Mohamed Gas on 04/08 sacked the director general of the state broadcaster, Ahmed Kismaayo, who is a close relative of the former Puntland president, Abdirahman Mohamed Farole. The militias fired warning shots after Nugal regional police commander tried to access the premise. Traditional elders reportedly stepped in to resolve the matter. A large number of Puntland security forces have been reportedly deployed on the streets of Garowe. Police report gunfire coming from the station, though who it is directed toward is not entirely clear. |
| 5,791,632 |
3.013 |
43.5096 |
Somalia |
|
SNG forces based in Aawdiinle (30km W of Baidoa) attacked al Shabaab fighters based in Dambal-Calin Village (27km W of Baidoa) in the morning of 06/08.The fighting is reportedly linked to an overnight attack carried out by the SNG forces against the same al Shabaab base. The SNG forces took over control of the village but later returned to their base in Aawdiinle Village. Three al Shabaab fighters were killed in the clash. SNG's casualties could not be established. |
