ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,797,313 1.14755 44.0039 Somalia Two groups of SNG forces exchanged gunfire briefly in Mudul-Braawe (5km NW of Baraawe) in the morning of 06/02 after one group suspected the other as hostile. The commander of SNG forces in the area and AMISOM rushed to the scene of fighting and managed to stop it. One soldier was killed in the shoot-out.
5,797,317 1.4952 44.4709 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against AMISOM forces based in Ceel Saliini (Ceel Shiikh) Village (32km SW of Afgooye) in the night of 06/02. The fighting lasted for more than thirty minutes. Casualties could not be established.
5,797,325 2.08438 45.39 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against SNG forces outpost in Biyo Degaanka neighbourhood (Heliwa District) in the evening of 06/02. The two sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Casualties could not be established. Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against SNG forces at Maslax Camp (Heliwa District) in the evening of 06/02. The two sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Casualties could not be established.
5,797,329 2.18333 45.15278 Somalia SNG police and army clashed near Jambaluul Village (7km NE of Afgooye) in the morning of 06/02. The fighting was initiated by the police after they saw the soldiers robbing civilians in the area. The police over powered the group and managed to arrest two soldiers while the rest fled.
5,797,333 2.79491 45.55052 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters ambushed SNG forces' convoy in Buulo Sheikh Village (5km SE of Qoryooley) in the morning of 06/02. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about fifteen minutes after which the attackers withdrew. The convoy came from Janaale and was heading to Qoryooley when the incident happened. Two combatants were killed and two others were injured.
5,797,337 3.16853 42.49469 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters carried out a hit-and -run attack against SNG forces' position in Buurdhuubo in the night of 06/02. The two sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. One SNG soldier was killed in the clash. The commander of the al Shabaab forces (Ahmad Ise Mahmud aka Afka Hore) was injured and captured by the SNG forces but he later succumbed to his injuries.
5,797,341 4.75 45.2 Somalia Clan militias from Jajeelo and Makane (Hawiye) manning an illegal checkpoint in Hawl-Wadaag neighbourhood (Beled Weyne) clashed over money extorted from public transport vehicles on 06/02. The two sides engaged in a heavy fighting that went on for hours. The fighting resumed early the following morning (07/02). Seven combatants were killed and 24 others including civilians were injured in the clash. AMISOM and SNG deployed troops in the area to prevent further clashes but tension remains high.
5,797,346 6.76924 47.43061 Somalia A man hailing from Lelkase shot and killed a Puntland police officer from Majerten/Omar Mohamud in Galkacyo North after an argument in the evening of 06/02. The perpetrator was arrested.
5,797,350 2.1989 45.0548 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against SNG forces manning a checkpoint in Cumar-Beere area (9km NW of Afgooye) in the evening of 06/02. Three combatants were injured in the clash. The al Shabaab fighters managed to push the SNG forces from the area.
5,797,354 4.12303 43.89012 Somalia Al Shabaab abduct two clerics from a mosque in Xudur.