ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,914,454 3.05 33.2167 Uganda LRA rebel attack - 4 people were injured
5,792,627 6.76924 47.43061 Somalia Hundreds of people staged a peaceful demonstration in Galkacyo (South) the morning of 09/09 in protest against reports that the Saudi government is planning to remove Prophet Mohammed from the Medina. The demonstrators marched on the streets of Galkacyo South chanting anti-Saudi slogans. The VOA's Somali service and several British newspapers reported last weeks that the Saudi monarch is planning to remove the tomb from Medina-a claim strongly denied by the Saudi government.
5,792,631 2.39 45.3833 Somalia Two groups of SNG forces clashed over the control of an illegal checkpoint in Bulo Xansholey Village (7km W of Balcad) in the morning of 10/09. No casualties were reported.
5,792,635 3.50187 42.15471 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters ambushed an AMISOM convoy in Tuulo Barwaqo Village (20km NW of Garbahaarey) in the morning of 10/09. The two sides exchanged heavy gunfire briefly after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Three al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed and a number of others were captured. AMISOM casualties could not be established. The convoy had left Luuq and was heading to Garbahaarey when the ambush took place.
5,792,639 3.50187 42.15471 Somalia Al Shabaab ambushes a group of AMISOM-Ethiopian fighters at Bur-sagaar area, about five kilometres from Barwaaqo village. Al Shabaab reports six AMISOM dead.
5,792,643 3.80958 43.24628 Somalia Suspected al Shabaab fighters fired at AMISOM base in Waajid from a far distance in the night of 10/09 and retreated quickly. AMISOM forces did not respond to the attack. No casualties were reported.
5,792,647 4.12303 43.89012 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against AMISOM position in Xudur in the night of 10/09. AMISOM responded with artillery and al Shabaab fighters withdrew. No casualties were reported.
5,792,651 4.35047 43.16359 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against AMISOM position in Rabdhuure Village (Yeed District) on 10/09. AMISOM responded with artillery and al Shabaab fighters withdrew. No casualties were reported.
5,792,656 2.04393 45.3 Somalia Two suspected al Shabaab operatives shot and killed a local municipality officer in Zone K neighbourhood (Hodan District) in the evening of 10/09. Local residents responded to the shooting and managed to arrest the perpetrators. The attackers were later handed over to police.
5,792,660 4.75 45.2 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters opened fire at a vehicle and injured at a man and a woman who were visiting a farm in Haar Cadey Village (15km NW of Beled Weyne) in the morning of 10/09. The al Shabaab fighters suspected that the car was carrying khat but later identified that the victims were farmers.