| 5,796,279 |
5.30825 |
45.87737 |
Somalia |
|
Angered at the presence of SNG forces in the area, residents of Guri Ceel riot, burning tires in front of a police station. Police respond by opening fire on the rioters, killing a civilian and injuring four others. The rioters wanted the SNG forces to be replaced with the ASWJ. |
| 5,796,283 |
2.0864 |
45.0711 |
Somalia |
|
Gunmen dressed in SNA uniforms (unknown if attackers were legitimate SNA) opened fire on a public mini-bus near Cabdow Dibile village (8km SW of Afgooye) in the night of 02/01. The driver passed a checkpoint after which the men at the checkpoint started the shooting. Two passengers were injured in the incident. |
| 5,796,287 |
3.75492 |
43.21829 |
Somalia |
|
A civilian man was shot and killed by al Shabaab fighters in Dhurey (20km SE of Waajid) in the evening of 02/01. The man was killed after he was caught with 20kg of sugar in an attempt to defy the economic blockade imposed by al Shabaab. |
| 5,796,291 |
2.04803 |
45.32 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers armed with pistols shot and killed a SNG soldier near Bakara Junction (Howl-Wadaag District) in the afternoon of 03/02. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,796,296 |
4.05577 |
45.74873 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters ambushed AMISOM/SNG forces escorting food convoy near Yasooman village (30km NE of Bulo Burte) in the afternoon of 03/01. The convoy was heading to Maxaas from Bulo Burte. The fighting lasted for about 20 minutes after which al Shabaab fighters withdrew. No casualties were reported. Yasooman proper had been taken over by SNG forces earlier in the day. |
| 5,808,422 |
-26.19816 |
28.02194 |
South Africa |
|
Anti-globalization protesters clash with police as they attempt to overrun a police station. |
| 5,796,301 |
7.18646 |
47.24258 |
Somalia |
|
Clan militias from Madhiban and Arab (Meheri) clans clashed in an area near Bursaalax (30km NE of Galdogob) in the afternoon of 03/01. The fighting was related to a land dispute. One combatant was reportedly killed and two others injured in the clash. Clan elders stepped in to prevent further clashes between the two sides. |
| 5,796,305 |
4.05577 |
45.74873 |
Somalia |
|
SNG forces took over the control of Yasooman village (30km NE of Bulo Burte) in the morning of 03/01 without armed resistance. Al Shabaab fighters fled the town before the arrival of SNG forces. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,796,309 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
A SNG soldier shot and injured a civilian man in Dhagahtur neighbourhood in Afgooye town in the afternoon of 03/01 following an unknown verbal dispute between soldier and the victim. No arrest was reported in connection with the incident. |
| 5,796,313 |
4.75 |
45.2 |
Somalia |
|
A body of a beheaded man was brought to Beled Weyne town by villagers in the afternoon of 04/01. The victim was allegedly taken by suspected al Shabaab fighters from a lorry he was travelling with in the western outskirts of Beled Weyne in the previous night (03/01). The motive behind his killing is currently unknown but sources suggest that he used to work as a tax collector at the local livestock market. |
