ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,805,638 4.75 45.2 Somalia The clashes between Galjecel and Jejeele militias renewed in Hawl-wadaag neighbourhood (Beled Weyne) in the morning of 14/12. Both sides are exchanging different types of gunfire. Hiraan clan elders appealed to SNG to intervene the situation. The fighting entered its second day in Beled Weyne town despite the presence of AMISOM forces (ENDF/Djiboutian contingent) in the town. More than five people including civilians were killed and more than that number was injured in the clash.
5,805,642 1.1132 44.0297 Somalia A RCIED was targeted at SNA military pick-up in Baraawe town in the afternoon of 14/12. The device exploded after the vehicle passed the point where it had been planted. The SNA personnel opened gunfire after the blast. No casualties were reported.
5,805,646 3.78074 41.89431 Somalia IED attack against KDF near Beled Xaawo (14/12). The device was planted by al Shabaab. Causalities not known or reported.
5,805,651 2.0462 45.33407 Somalia Unidentified attackers shot and killed two civilians in drive by shooting in the vicinity of Siigaale neighbourhood (Hodan District) in the afternoon of 14/12. One of the victims was working for a UN agency while the other was an INGO worker. The motive behind the attack is currently unknown. Perpetrators escaped.
5,805,655 0.5172 42.071 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters launched an attack against SNG Force's defensive positions outside Afgooye town in the evening of 15/12. Both sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which the attackers withdrew. No casualties were reported.
5,805,659 4.75 45.2 Somalia Two clan militias from Galjecel and Jejeele exchanged gunfire briefly in the vicinity of Hawl-Wadaag neighbourhood (Beled Weyne) in the afternoon of 15/12 despite efforts of the local clan elders to stop the fighting. Casualties from the two warring sides are currently unknown. A total of fifteen had been counted over three days with 10 casualties on the 13th and 5 on the the 15th.
5,805,663 5.53764 46.3867 Somalia ENDF took over control of Dhusamareeb airport in the early morning of 15/12. The motive behind the new deployment and take-over is not clear but sources report that Galmudug administration is likely to shift to Dhusamareeb town in the coming two weeks. Dhusamareeb is now under the control of ASWJ militia but Ethiopians are brokering Galmudug-ASWJ talks which might lead to Galmudug-ASWJ integration.
5,805,668 8.40635 48.48188 Somalia A nomadic man hailing from Majerteen/Isse Mohamud sub-clan stabbed and injured a nomadic man from Dhulbahante/Nuur Ahmed sub-clan in the outskirts of Garowe on 15/12. Police arrested the perpetrator while the victim was admitted to Garowe hospital. Reports indicate that Dhulbahante pastoralists take-away with camels belonging to the perpetrator after his arrest.
5,805,672 2.01951 45.31 Somalia Unidentified attackers armed with pistols shot and killed a SNG soldier in the vicinity of Muse Boqor mosque (Waaberi District) in the evening of 16/12. Some of the reports indicate that the victim was a former al Shabaab defector. Perpetrators escaped.
5,805,676 2.04757 44.89746 Somalia Al Shabaab fighters launched a hit-and-run attack against a group of SNA soldiers near Bariire (27km SW of Afgooye) in the afternoon of 16/12. No casualties were reported.