ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,800,391 6.76924 47.43061 Somalia Unidentified armed men opened fire and killed two men hailing from Sheekhal sub-clan and injured another one from Ogaden sub-clan in Garsoor neighbourhood in Galkacyo (North) in the evening of 01/06. The motive of the attack remains unknown and the perpetrators escaped. No arrest was made in connection with the incident.
5,800,395 1.9833 44.8333 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters ambushed SNA convoy outside Aw Dheegle town in the afternoon of 02/06. Both sides engaged in an exchange of gunfire for almost ten minutes and finally the SNA convoy managed to proceed to Tortoorow. The convoy left from Aw Dheegle (37km SW of Afgooye) and was heading to Tortoorow when the incident happened. Casualties are unknown.
5,800,399 2.15 45.116 Somalia Unidentified attacker(s) hurled a hand grenade against a group SNG soldiers in a checkpoint in Buunda yareey neighbourhood (Afgooye) in the night of 02/06. Perpetrator(s) escaped. Casualties are unknown.
5,807,058 -25.74486 28.18783 South Africa Public sector unions officially begin a two-week nation wide strike in order to achieve a wage increase.
5,800,404 2.61328 44.88883 Somalia A group of SNG Military forces ambushed a SNG Military convoy escorting SNG Military commander General Abdirizak Khalif Elmi in Muuri Village ( 17 Km SW of Afgooye) midday of 02/06/2015. Reports show that one of the body guards of the Commander was killed in the attack while three others were injured.
5,800,408 3.11718 43.6469 Somalia A suspected al Shabaab fighter shot and killed a SNG deputy police station Commander in a public place in Horseed neighbourhood of Baidoa in the evening of 02/06. The guards of the victim responded with gunfire and killed the murderer on the spot. Al Shabaab claimed responbility. Two civilians were reported injured in the shootout but no death reported.
5,800,412 3.78074 41.89431 Somalia Two groups of SNG forces clashed in Belet Xawo town in the morning of 02/05. The clashes started when the local Administration forces spotted a former al Shabaab member (defector) carrying a gun in the town, the defector got the gun from the former Belet Xawo DC as he was staying with him since he defected from al Shabaab. One the guards of the former DC was killed in the clash while the defector was arrested and the former DC was called to Doolow to ease the tension, he is currently in Doolow for talks.
5,800,416 2.25241 44.69053 Somalia Somali National Army Forces backed by AMISOM forces took over the control of Tortoorow Village (49km NW of Afgooye) early in the morning of 02/06. The allied forces moved from Aw Dheegle one day before and they did not encounter any resistance on the way. Al Shabaab fighters withdrew Tortoorow before the SNA/AMISOM forces reached.
5,800,420 2.88306 45.65694 Somalia AMISOM forces based in Jowhar airstrip fired several mortar rounds against al Shabaab hideouts in Cali Fool Dheere area (21km NE of Jowhar) in the night of 02/06. The artillery attack followed after AMISOM Forces received information regarding al Shabaab movements in the targeted area. Casualties could not be established.
5,800,424 3.78074 41.89431 Somalia AMISOM-Kenya Air Forces launch an aerial bombardment against al Shabaab positions in Godindhabe area 35Km south of Balad-Hawo, along the border with Kenya. Casualties, injuries not known.