5,806,052 |
4.18538 |
44.05349 |
Somalia |
|
ISWA/SNG forces on security operation clashed with al Shabaab fighters in Yabyab village (19km NE of Xudur) in the evening of 30/12. The two sides briefly exchanged gun-fire after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. The ISWA/SNG forces returned to their bases. Two al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed in the clash. |
5,806,056 |
-1.25001 |
41.49349 |
Somalia |
|
An IED of unknown origin exploded in Kulbiyow (33km SW of Badhaadhe) targeting a KDF rotation convoy on 30/12. First reports indicate that one KDF vehicle was damaged by the explosion but human casualties are expected but are not known so far. The KDF convoy was on its way to Badhaadhe. |
5,806,060 |
9.93869 |
43.18392 |
Somalia |
|
A group of Borama residents staged demonstration against a construction of Amoud University to expand its premises on 30/12. The protestors were claiming the ownership of the land under construction. Police arrived at the scene to disperse the protestors however they belted the police with stones prompting the forces to fire warning shots at the air. No casualties were reported. |
5,806,064 |
2.25 |
45.08333 |
Somalia |
|
A group of armed in SNA uniforms opened gunfire against a public mini-bus in Tixsiile (21km NW of Afgooye) in the afternoon of 30/12. The shooting came following an escalated dispute over money extortion. Three passengers were injured in the shooting incident. |
5,806,068 |
1.63668 |
42.4519 |
Somalia |
|
Al Shabaab executed five they suspected of espionage in Saacow and the nearby location of Abdirahman Yare. |
5,806,073 |
-25.66667 |
27.25 |
South Africa |
|
The Boere Attack Troop, a far right group, detonates three explosives near a Mosque, post office, and a local shop. Extensive property damage, three children and an adult killed. |
5,806,079 |
-25.66667 |
27.25 |
South Africa |
|
The NUM, the mining union which the Rustenburg Mosque bombers belong, hold a mass protest to their actions. |
5,806,083 |
-30.05 |
30.88333 |
South Africa |
|
A group of unknown men place a bomb in a bank. The local police are able to defuse the explosive. |
5,806,087 |
-26.20227 |
28.04364 |
South Africa |
|
A group of robbers steal 50 guns from a police station. |
5,806,091 |
-26.26667 |
27.86667 |
South Africa |
|
A group of demonstrators blocked roadways in protest of the threat of civic services to be cut due to non-payment and increasing rent. Police disperse the crowd with tear gas and rubber bullets. A seven year-old-boy is trampled to death amid the chaos, and others die |