| 5,798,293 |
3.38342 |
45.59693 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab militia carried out a hit-and-run attack against SNG forces in Jalalaqsi in the night of 13/03. The two sides exchanged gunfire that lasted for about an hour after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Casualties are unknown. |
| 5,798,297 |
5.19938 |
45.52517 |
Somalia |
|
Pro-SNG Habar Gidir/Ayr militia ambushed a vehicle carrying ASWJ/Sufa senior officials in Lebi-Hiran area (22km SE of Matabaan) along the road that links Matabaan to Guri Ceel in the afternoon of 12/3. The two sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which ASJW/Sufa group managed to escape. Two Sufa militia men were wounded in the clash. |
| 5,798,302 |
2.02639 |
45.33111 |
Somalia |
|
An IED hidden in a black plastic bag exploded near the main gate of Mogadishu Seaport (Xamar Jab Jab District) in the night of 13/03. The target was not immediately clear but reports indicate that the Somali President passed the area few minutes earlier. No casualties were reported and the perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,798,306 |
3.11718 |
43.6469 |
Somalia |
|
Suspected al Shabaab operatives infiltrated a residential house and shot a soldier and his wife to death in Adaada section in Berdaale neighbourhood (Baidoa) in the early morning of 13/03. The attackers initially killed the soldier and later his wife after she screamed for help. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,798,310 |
3.41695 |
45.40853 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab abducted a woman from Shaw Village (21km NW of Jalalaqsi) on 13/03. The reason for the kidnap remains unclear. The woman was travelling from Jalalaqsi to Mogadishu on a minibus when the incident happened. |
| 5,798,314 |
2.05492 |
45.33 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at SNG forces moving in Laba Dhagax neighbourhood (Wardhiigley District) in the evening of 14/03. The SNG forces responded with gunfire. No casualties were reported and the perpetrators managed to escape. |
| 5,798,318 |
3.17055 |
43.40989 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab attacks SNG forces at Awdiinle. The fighting was reported as "heavy." Causalities not known. |
| 5,798,326 |
9.14938 |
48.42077 |
Somalia |
|
More than a hundred people staged a peaceful demonstration in Taleex on 14/03. The demonstration was meant to express support for the SNG decision to suspend talks with Somaliland administration. The protestors marched along the streets in the town and were chanting anti-Somaliland and pro-Somalia slogans. |
| 5,798,331 |
1.76879 |
44.56958 |
Somalia |
|
Suspected Saalax militia beheaded a well-known elder, his son and another civilian man in Gaay Warow village (4km SE of Qoryooley) in the night of 14/03. The motive behind the killing is currently unknown. The victims were from Hawiye/Xawaadle sub-clan. |
| 5,798,336 |
2.73617 |
44.34244 |
Somalia |
|
A man from Majerteen/Ugaar Saleeban shot and killed a man from Majerteen/Ali Saleebaan in Xumbays (90km NE of Qardho) in the morning of 14/03. The killing is related to clan revenge between the two sub-clans. |
