ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,795,158 2.06777 45.35 Somalia A blast targeted a combat vehicle carrying federal government soldiers in Yaaqshiid District, northeast Mogadishu. Witnesses said eight people, six of them federal government soldiers, were killed in the attack. The targeted vehicle is reported to have sustained extensive damage. Though the Somali Memo is pro-al Shabaab, any information as to the identities of the perpetrators is not known.
5,795,162 10.62182 47.36813 Somalia A group of youths staged demonstration in Ceerigaabo on 30/11 in protest against telecommunication towers erected in the town. The protestors destroyed a new network tower erected by Telesom in the centre of the town. The protesting youths claimed that the network towers emit rays that cause heart diseases which led death of several people in the town. Police arrived at the scene and dispersed the protestors. No arrested was made.
5,795,167 0.4833 42.7666 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters was executed a woman from Marehan sub-clan in Jilib in the afternoon of 30/11 after an al Shabaab court sentenced her to death for spying activities.
5,795,172 2.04393 45.3 Somalia A gunman from Sheekhal shot and killed a fellow clansman over unknown reason in the morning of 30/11. The perpetrator's clan elders and youth tried to arrest him at the scene but he shot and killed another man. The youth and the elders rushed and informed the police. The perpetrator engaged in a shoot-out with the police who later killed him.
5,795,176 2.15 45.116 Somalia Unidentified men armed with Pistols shot and killed a businessman in Buunda Yaris area (Afgooye) in the evening of 30/11. Reports indicate that the victim had reportedly business link with SNG forces. The perpetrators escape from the scene.
5,795,181 3.5687 41.82114 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters carried out a hit-and-run attack against AMISOM/SNG forces in Gadoon Dhowe Village (40km SW of Beled Xawo) in the morning of 01/12. The two sides engaged in a fierce fighting that went on for four hours after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. The al Shabaab fighters reportedly destroyed an AMISOM military truck using a RPG round. Casualties are unknown. AMISOM/SNG seized the village from al Shabaab on 30/11.
5,795,185 2.7333 41.0166 Somalia Two pro-SNG forces (not identified) exchanged gunfire in Ceelwaq in the afternoon of 01/12. The shoot-out broke out after local authorities attempted to arrest a group of pro-SNG soldiers who shot in the air over unknown reason in the night of 30/11 but the soldiers defended themselves. The soldiers were later arrested. No casualties reported.
5,795,189 2.8362 43.00429 Somalia SNG forces in Qansax Dheere attacked al Shabaab fighters in Duuray Village (9km SW of Qansax Dheere) in the evening of 01/12. The two sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which al Shabaab fighters withdrew from the village. SNG forces captured an injured al Shabaab fighters and returned to their base. Al Shabaab Zakat collection unit was present in the village during the attack.
5,795,194 3.78074 41.89431 Somalia SNG/AMISOM (KDF) forces took over the control of Khadija Haji village, an al Shabaab base (38km SW of Beled Xaawo town) in the morning of 01/12. Al Shabaab fighters vacated the village prior to the arrival of the allied forces.
5,795,198 2.06777 45.35 Somalia A RCIED attack targeted SNG military vehicle Arafat neighbourhood (Yaaqshiid District) in the evening of 01/12 but it missed the target, causing no casualties. The perpetrators escaped.