| 5,797,680 |
11.1048 |
48.9707 |
Somalia |
|
Puntland forces "last week" (source dated 22/02) kill 26 members of al Shabaab in Madashoor. Date not known. |
| 5,797,684 |
0.5172 |
42.071 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against Jubaland forces position in Afmadow town in the evening of 19/02. No casualties were reported on both sides and al Shabaab fighters withdrew. |
| 5,797,689 |
1.75136 |
44.52244 |
Somalia |
|
Saalax militia and armed local farmers clashed in two separate attacks in Farxaane village (4km SW of Qoryooley) and Buulo Sheikh (5km SE of Qoryooley) in the morning of 19/02. Reports indicate that armed militias mainly from Habar-Gidir initiated the attack against Saalax militias based in Farxaane village. Latest reports indicate that Saalax militias withdrew from the two villages. At least ten combatants, most of them from Saalax's militias were killed. |
| 5,797,693 |
4.05523 |
43.24708 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters seized carts ferrying Khat, burned the consignment and arrested the drivers in Buur Dhuxunle (33km S of Rabdhure) on 19/02. |
| 5,797,697 |
2.08438 |
45.39 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a civilian near livestock market (Heliwa District) in the evening of 19/02. The victim was an elderly man and the motive behind his killing is currently unknown. |
| 5,797,770 |
5.30825 |
45.87737 |
Somalia |
|
ASWJ militia and SNG forces clashed in Guri-Ceel in the morning of 24/02. The fighting started at around 10:30 and lasted more than eight hours after which ASWJ militia managed to push back the SNG forces after sunset. About seven people were killed and more than 22 others injured. |
| 5,797,774 |
8.11439 |
47.16143 |
Somalia |
|
Khatumo forces ambushed Somaliland military convoy in Qudhac Maqsin near Dabo Taag Village (47km S of Laas Caanood) in the evening of 24/02. Khatumo forces later at night launched a hit-and-run attack against Somaliland forces in the area. Six combatants-five from Khatumo and one from Somaliland-were reportedly injured in the two clashes. A herder from Dhulbahante/Jama Siyaad was reportedly hit and killed by stray bullets. |
| 5,937,122 |
-17.85 |
31.1833 |
Zimbabwe |
|
|
| 5,797,701 |
2.03389 |
45.33861 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters carried out a complex attack in Central Hotel (Xamar Weyne District) in the afternoon of 20/02. The attack started with detonation of a vehicle laden with explosives close to the hotel's mosque where worshipers were performing the Friday prayer. A suicide bomber then detonated her suicide vest during the confusion in the middle of the crowd who comprised of those that had survived the mosque attack and the public who rushed to help the wounded. The explosion was followed by a gunfight between the security forces and al Shabaab fighters. The hotel was packed with many people during the attack. At least 28 people were killed in this complex attack and 54 injured. Among those killed were SNG officials and an INGO national staff. Two INGO staffs were also injured in the attack. Al Shabaab immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and described it as "a major operation in Mogadishu against the apostate officials" through the pro-al Shabaab Radio Andulus and Somalimemo website. Latest reports indicate that the suicide bomber, who detonated the VBIED before blowing herself, was the hotel's receptionist. Unconfirmed media reports indicate she came from Holland year ago. Media reports indicate the suicide bomber in Mogadishu's Central Hotel was a female who worked in the hotel as receptionist for four months. Saxansaxo, a local Somali daily published in Hargeisa, gave the lady's name as Luul Ahmed Dahir from Netherlands and her husband was one of the al Shabaab leaders killed by US drone strikes in south-central Somalia. The newspaper stated that she hails from Gurgure clan and her father lives in Gabiley, where she sent her six children to, days before the attack. |
| 5,797,705 |
6.49697 |
48.78326 |
Somalia |
|
Armed men hailing from Habar Gidir/Sa'ad shot and injured two armed pastoralists from Majeerten/Omar Mohamud sub-clan who had been planning to steal camels from Habar/Gidir in the vicinity of Af-Barwaaqo (80km S of Jariban) in the afternoon of 20/2. The incident was reportedly related to revenge camel rustling between the two sub-clans. |
