| 5,798,550 |
3.924 |
43.99646 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab fighters apparently beheaded a donkey cart driver in Buulo Jadid (28km SE of Xudur) in the morning of 21/03. Reports indicate that the al Shabaab fighters also burned down the donkey cart. Al Shabaab earlier warned donkey cart drivers not to transport food to towns that are under al Shabaab economic blockade and anyone caught disobeying their orders will face harsh punishment. |
| 5,798,554 |
2.0462 |
45.33407 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade against armed forces guarding the rear gate of Makah Al-Mukaram Hotel in the evening of 22/03. The guards responded with gunfire after the blast. The perpetrators managed to escape. No casualties were reported. Simultaneously unidentified attackers threw two hand grenades at SNG police forces base in Zona K neighbourhood (Hodan District) in the night of 22/03. One police officer was reportedly injured in the attack. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,798,558 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed two SNG soldiers in Suuq Bacaad neighbourhood (Yaaqshiid District) in the morning of 22/03. The perpetrators escaped. |
| 5,798,562 |
2.15 |
45.116 |
Somalia |
|
Suspected al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against the SNG police base in the outskirts of Afgooye town in the night of 22/03. The fighting lasted for few minutes after which the attackers withdrew. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,798,567 |
-0.63257 |
42.33917 |
Somalia |
|
Jubaland forces backed by AMISOM (KDF) took-over Kudhaa village (97km SW of Badhaadhe) in the morning of 22/03. The allied forces faced no resistance from al Shabaab fighters who apparently vacated the village before the arrival of the joint forces. |
| 5,799,469 |
-0.0128 |
42.4032 |
Somalia |
|
Unidentified attackers hurled a hand grenade against SNG forces in Janaale (13km NW of Marka) in the afternoon of 30/04. The forces opened fire after the blast. Casualties could not be established. |
| 5,798,571 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
An IED hidden in a black plastic bag and left on the road side exploded prematurely in Fagax junction (Yaaqshiid District) in the evening of 22/03. The target was not clear and the perpetrators escaped. No casualties were reported. |
| 5,798,575 |
3.11718 |
43.6469 |
Somalia |
|
A Toyota Land cruiser carrying seven al Shabaab operatives accidentally exploded in Bakala village (33km NW of Baidoa) in the morning of 22/03. Reports indicate that the vehicle belongs to SNG forces and al Shabaab fighters seized it in the previous night after they briefly took-over Wanla Weyn town. The vehicle was apparently carrying explosive materials where some of the components started leaking that initiated chemical reactions and later exploded. All the seven occupants were killed in the explosion. |
| 5,798,578 |
2.06777 |
45.35 |
Somalia |
|
Hundreds of residents of Yaaqshiid District staged a peaceful demonstration in Suuq Bacaad neighbourhood in the morning of 22/03 in protest against the rise of insecurity in the neighbourhood. The demonstration started shortly after the killing of two SNG soldiers in the area by unidentified armed men. |
| 5,798,583 |
8.40635 |
48.48188 |
Somalia |
|
A pick up motor vehicle transporting the newly appointed Puntland Intelligence Agency (PIA) in charge of Sanaag region was shot at by armed soldiers at a road block next to Global Hotel junction in the evening of 22/03. Reports indicate that the vehicle's occupants defied police stop order and subsequent shooting. The PIA officer and his body guard were injured. |
