| 5,796,914 |
9.55975 |
44.06678 |
Somalia |
|
Residents of Masalaha neighbourhood in Mohamud Haybe District (Hargeisa) staged a peaceful demonstration in protest against the illegal sale of public land by the government. The demonstrators who included the chief traditional leader of Somaliland, prominent elders and religious leaders claimed the land, which served a football ground, was sold to a businessman. |
| 5,796,918 |
1.319 |
44.1622 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters ambushed a vehicle transporting khat near Eriile Village (28km NE of Baraawe) in the afternoon of 24/01. The people on board managed to escape on foot when the gun fire started but al Shabaab seized the vehicle and burned it and its cargo. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,796,922 |
2.05492 |
45.33 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a young man in Labadhagax neighbourhood in Wardhiigley District in the evening of 24/01. The motive is unknown and the perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,796,927 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Yaaqshiid district official in Towfiiq neighbourhood (Yaaqshiid District) on the 24/01. The motive is unknown and the perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,796,932 |
9.86889 |
47.14472 |
Somalia |
|
A group of people from Habar Jeclo/Biciido sub-clan reportedly burned farms belonging to Habar Yonis/Sacad Yonis in Dhabar Dalool near Ceel-Afwayn on 24/01 following dispute over land. The perpetrators escaped and police are pursing them. |
| 5,796,936 |
1.1354 |
43.743 |
Somalia |
|
SNG forces and al Shabaab fighters clashed near Roobow Village (22km NE of Baraawe) in the afternoon of 25/01. The fighting was initiated by SNG forces in Baraawe who launched a preempt attack against the al Shabaab fighters who had been planning to carry out hit-and-run attacks against the SNG forces. Two combatants were injured during the fighting. |
| 5,796,940 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
AL Shabaab fighters carried out a hit-and-run attack against NISA base in Cabdi Waayeel Cinema (Heliwa District) in the night of 25/01. The two sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which the al Shabaab fighters withdraw. Casualties could not be established. |
| 5,796,944 |
10.43959 |
45.01432 |
Somalia |
|
Berbera municipal council workers backed by police demolished kiosks built near the main roads of the town on 25/01. The affected traders staged a demonstration in front of the municipal council but were immediately dispersed by the police. |
| 5,796,947 |
11.28366 |
49.1806 |
Somalia |
|
Hundreds of people including religious leaders, students, women and youth groups staged a demonstration in Bosasso in the morning of 25/01. The demonstrators were protesting against the French Charlie Hebdo magazine over the publications of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad. The demonstrators carried placards condemning the magazine. The demonstrators chanted anti-Charlie Hebdo and anti-Western slogans. |
| 5,796,951 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
The president of South Western State of Somalia, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, opened a five-day meeting in Afgooye town to reconcile Habar Gidir and Biimaal sub-clans on 25/01. The two sub-clans had been involved in sporadic clashes in some parts of Lower Shabelle Region. |
