ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,797,358 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. Later, a civilian who was a doctor was reported killed in the clash. AMISOM and SNG deployed troops in the area to prevent further clashes but tension remains high.
5,797,362 6.76924 47.43061 Somalia Clan militias from Habar Gidir/Sa'ad clashed in Galkacyo South over unknown reason in the night of 07/02. A journalist working for a local radio station was hit and injured by a stray bullet.
5,797,366 0.4833 42.7666 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters reportedly executed two women in Jillib on 07/02 after accusing them of spying for SNG forces. The two ladies-23 and 25-years old-were arrested from Beerhani (40k SW of Kismaayo) and Jana Cabdalle (60km SE of Afmadow) villages in Lower Juba Region. The two were reportedly sent from Mogadishu to gather information on al Shabaab bases located between Mogadishu and Kismaayo.
5,797,370 1.78586 44.5313 Somalia Unidentified gunmen open fire at khat vehicle in Busley Daud (25km NE of Qoryooley) on 07/02. SNG forces responded to attack and arrested three gunmen.
5,797,374 9.1549 47.47764 Somalia Khatumo forces attacked Somaliland troops in Xudun in the night of 08/02. Three combatants-one Somaliland soldier and two Khatumo soldiers-were killed in the clash.
5,797,378 11.28366 49.1806 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters attacked the residence of Puntland deputy police commissioner, Gen. Muhuyadin Ahmed Muse alias Gacamey, in Panaroma neighbourhood in Bosasso in the night of 02/0. The security guards of the deputy police chief and the al Shabaab fighters exchanged heavy gunfire. Puntland governments reportedly said that one al Shabaab fighter was killed and three others injured were captured. Two vehicles used by the attackers were also seized. One Puntland policeman was also killed in the clash.
5,797,381 9.55975 44.06678 Somalia Employees of Hargeisa electricity company (state-owned) staged a demonstration in front of the company on 08/02 demanding their redundancy pay following the privatization of the company. No insecurity incident was reported.
5,797,385 2.0462 45.33407 Somalia Unidentified armed men in a car opened fire at a vehicle carrying staff of LNGO in Taleex neighbourhood (Hodan District) in the morning of 08/02. The motive is unknown. One person was reportedly killed and another injured. The perpetrators escaped.
5,797,389 2.04803 45.32 Somalia Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade at people working at construction of a road near Hawl-Wadaag Junction (Hawl-Wadaag District) in the morning of 08/02. The reason for the attack remains unclear. The project is funded by businesspeople in Bakaara Market. One worker was killed and three others wounded in the explosion. The perpetrators escaped.
5,797,393 2.15 45.116 Somalia Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a former Afgooye district official who was having a dinner in a restaurant in Xawo Taako neighbourhood (Afgooye) in the night of 08/02. The motive behind the killing is currently unknown. The perpetrators escaped.