| 5,791,911 |
4.61667 |
43.35 |
Somalia |
|
AMISOM/SNG forces took over Ceel Cade (57km W of Beled Weyne), Farlibaax (40km NE of Beled Weyne), Buq Goosaar (51km SW of Beled Weyne), Baadikeen (105km E of Ceel Barde) and Abeesale (95km E Ceel Barde) on the 16/8/14 without any resistance from al Shabaab fighters. Regional and district authorities travelled to the locations taken from al Shabaab on the 17/8 to mobilize the communities to form local authorities. |
| 5,791,916 |
4.74 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
AMISOM/SNG forces took over Ceel Cade (57km W of Beled Weyne), Farlibaax (40km NE of Beled Weyne), Buq Goosaar (51km SW of Beled Weyne), Baadikeen (105km E of Ceel Barde) and Abeesale (95km E Ceel Barde) on the 16/8/14 without any resistance from al Shabaab fighters. Regional and district authorities travelled to the locations taken from al Shabaab on the 17/8 to mobilize the communities to form local authorities. |
| 5,791,921 |
4.9 |
44.51667 |
Somalia |
|
AMISOM/SNG forces took over Ceel Cade (57km W of Beled Weyne), Farlibaax (40km NE of Beled Weyne), Buq Goosaar (51km SW of Beled Weyne), Baadikeen (105km E of Ceel Barde) and Abeesale (95km E Ceel Barde) on the 16/8/14 without any resistance from al Shabaab fighters. Regional and district authorities travelled to the locations taken from al Shabaab on the 17/8 to mobilize the communities to form local authorities. |
| 5,791,925 |
2.0095 |
45.25 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against Kaxda police station (Dharkeynley District) in the night of 17/08. The two sides exchanged gunfire more than 20 minutes after the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. A pro-al Shabaab website claimed that al Shabaab fighters took control of the police station and seized weapons. Casualties are unknown. |
| 5,791,929 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters hit a government army base in Miizaanka Dhuxusha (Yaaqshid District). Locals said the two sides pounded each other with heavy and light weapons. Extensive damage to base from the attack was visible this morning. Because the attack occurred at night, the full extent of the casualties remains unknown. |
| 5,791,933 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters launched hit-and-run attack against SNG police based at Towfiiq Junction (Yaaqshiid District) in the evening of 17/08. The al Shabaab fighters withdrew after a brief exchange of gunfire. Casualties could not be established. |
| 5,791,937 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at prison guards on duty at Beled Weyne prison in Bundo Weyn neighbourhood in the night of 17/08. Two civilians were injured. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,791,941 |
10.28178 |
50.23009 |
Somalia |
|
Armed Clash, Iskushuban, Bari Region, 17/08/2014. Ali Saleban militia attacked charcoal burners from Usman Mohamud in area located 40km NE of Iskushuban on 17/08. The two sides engaged in a brief shoot-out. Two combatants were killed in the clash. |
| 5,791,945 |
2.04583 |
45.24306 |
Somalia |
|
Al-Shabaab fighters attacked a government army base in Kaxda neighbourhood. After an hours-long battle, al Shabaab managed to take complete control of the base and seized materiel left behind by fleeing troops. Causalities not known. |
| 5,791,950 |
4.12303 |
43.89012 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters fired several mortar rounds at two different occasions in Xudur in the night of 17/08. AMISOM/pro-SNG forces did not respond to the attack since the rounds landed in an area far from their positions. No casualties were reported. |
