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Survey of media reports on civilian casualties resulting from cross-fire and shelling, 

January 2010 – July 2012 

The following are articles drawn from national and international media since 2010 reporting on 

civilian casualties resulting from cross-fire and indiscriminate shelling in Somalia. 

This list does not pretend to be exhaustive or vouch for the accuracy of reports, but it clearly 

illustrates the impact of war upon the Somali civilian population. 1 

July 2012 – 11 Casualties 

TV comedian and producer gunned down after criticizing al-shabaab 

http://en.rsf.org/tv-comedian-and-producer-gunned-01-08-2012,43147.html 

July 31 - Abdi Jeylani Malaq, a TV actor, comedian and producer also known as Marshale, was 

fatally shot in cold blood by unidentified gunmen as he was about to enter his home in the 

Mogadishu district of Waberi at around 7 p.m. yesterday. 

Blasts Kill Two, Hurt Seven in Somalia Capital 

http://allafrica.com/stories/201207300007.html 

July 28 - Explosions in Somalia capital Mogadishu have left at least one dead and injured seven 

overnight, the latest attacks since Somali government and African Union (AU) peacekeeping 

forces took full control of the city from Al shabab in August last year. 

Somali football in shock as U-17 goalkeeper slain in Mogadishu 

http://www.somaanta.com/index.php?action=readnews&nid=2205&sida=11&PHPSESSID=f 

ac4eb6d83cc11d2f66b2c70cfcc014d 

July 27 - The Somali National U-17 first choice goalkeeper Abdulkader Dheere Hussein has been 

killed in Mogadishu by unidentified assailants. The Somali Football Federation,SFF said on 

Thursday that the young footballer was killed in the Waberi district of Mogadishu on his way home 

from a training session. 

Shooting/Killing, Lafoole, Afgooye Corridor, Afgooye District, Lower Shabelle Region 

http://www.jowhar.com/news.php?readmore=1762 

Gunmen dressed in TFG uniforms opened fire at a vehicle in Lafoole and killed its driver (a 

prominent community member from Afgooye) on 28/07. The reasons for the shooting are 

currently unknown. 

Armed Clash/Killing/Crossfire/Stray Bullets, Maka Al-Mukarama Road, Waberi District, 

Mogadishu 

http://shabelle.net/2012/07/22/iska-horimaad-dad-rayid-ah-ay-ku-dhinteen-oo-ka-dhacaymuqdisho/ 

July 23 rd - TFG soldiers armed with a technical attacked a police convoy transporting prisoners at 

Maka Al-Mukarama Road on 22/07. The prisoners reportedly escaped during the fighting. Hodan 

District Police Commander was reportedly part of the convoy but escaped uninjured. A civilian 

woman was hit by a vehicle escaping the scene and succumbed to the sustained injuries. Two 

other people were injured in the clash. 

Shooting/Killing, Livestock Market, Beled Weyne, Hiraan Region 

http://www.midnimo.com/2012/07/11/ciidamada-itoobiya-oo-nin-rayid-ah-ku-toogtaymagaalada-baladweyne/ 

July 15 - ENDF soldiers shot and killed a local water vendor (Bantou/Jareer) in the livestock 

market on the west side of Beled Weyne town in the morning of 11/07. Reports indicate that the 

soldiers opened fire at the man after he failed to comply with an order to stop. 

1 Note: whenever identified, duplicate reports on identical incidents were dropped. These reports are excerpts from the 

original articles, which can be found online by clicking the attached links. 

Revised: July 31 st , 2012 

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Shooting/Killing, Bacaadweyn, Galkacyo District, Mudug Region 

http://shabelle.net/2012/07/11/kooxo-hubaysan-oo-dad-rayid-ah-ku-dilay-deegaanno-katirsan-mudug/ 

July 11 - Gunmen opened fire at civilians in Bacaadweyn village in Galkacyo District on 11/07. 

Three persons were killed. The motive of the attack remains unascertained. Unconfirmed reports 

indicate that it was related to revenge killing. The perpetrators escaped from the scene. 

Armed Banditry/Road Banditry/Shooting/Killing, Afgooye Corridor, Afgooye District, Lower 

Shabelle Region 

http://www.bar-kulan.com/2012/07/08/meydka-labo-qof-oo-ku-dhintay-gaari-larasaaseeyay-oo-la-geeyay-baydhabo/ 

July 10 - Armed bandits opened fire at a civilian vehicle in the Afgooye Corridor on 08/07. Two 

passengers were killed and their bodies taken to Baidoa where they hailed from. Reports indicate 

that one of the victims was a prominent businessman from Baidoa town. The motive of the attack 

remains unclear. 

June 2012 - 4 Casualties 

Armed Clash/Taxation, Qoryooley, Lower Shabelle Region 

http://shabelle.net/2012/06/20/al-shabaab-iyo-beeralay-ku-dagaalamay-deegaanno-katirsan-shhoose 

June 19 - AS militants clashed with local farmers in Qoryooley on 19/05. The clash reportedly 

followed an attempt to tax the farmers in kind. One farmer was reportedly killed and two others 

were injured. 

Land Mine/UXO, Xamar Bile Neighbourhood, Wardhiigley/Warta Nabada District, 

Mogadishu 

http://www.somaliweyn.com/pages/news/June_12/20June9.html 

June 17 - A landmine/UXO exploded in Xamar Bile neighbourhood (Wardhiiley) in the evening of 

17/06. Two people were killed and four others, including a journalist working for Radio Simba, 

were injured. 

RCIED attack, Xamar Bile Neighbourhood, Wardhiigley/Warta Nabada District, Mogadishu, 

http://shabelle.net/2012/06/18/qarax-gaystay-qasaaro-oo-lala-eegtay-gaari-uu-lahaanabadoon-xaad 

June 17 - RCIED targeted the car of the chairman of the Hawiye clan Mohamed Hasan Xad in 

Xamar Bile neighbourhood (Wardhiigley) in the evening of 17/06. The chairman declared to the 

media that two of his security guards were injured and a civilian bystander was killed by the blast. 

The vehicle was heading towards the house of the Spokesman of the Hawiye clan elders when 

the attack took place. 

May 2012 - 21 casualties 

Five civilians died 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/24/somalia-conflict-idUSL5E8GOG8D20120524 

May 24 - At least five people were killed when a shell hit the minibus they were using to flee 

fighting in a town north west of the capital, as African Union and government soldiers intensify 

their fight against al Shabaab militants. Earlier this week, African Union and Somali government 

troops stepped up their attacks on al Shabaab militants in Mogadishu's northern outskirts, forcing 

hundreds of families to flee their makeshift homes and head for the city centre. 

5 killed in Somalia blasts 

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/19/officials-5-killed-in-somalia-blasts 

May 19 - Somali officials say two blasts killed at least five people and injured six others in the 

Somali capital. Police officer Mohamed Aden said Saturday that the first bomb exploded in the 

sprawling Bakara market, where Somali police were conducting operations to demolish illegal 

kiosks and business sites along the streets of Mogadishu. He said the bomb killed one and 


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injured six. Police officer Farah Hashi said three soldiers and one pedestrian were killed after a 

bomb buried under a tree went off at a checkpoint in northern Mogadishu. 

Civilians killed in grenade attack in Mogadishu 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Civilians_killed_in_gr 

enade_attack_in_Mogadishu.shtml 

May 10 - At least 3 people were killed after a grenade attack in Mogadishu's busy 30 avenue, 

Radio Garowe reports.The grenade attack targeted Transitional Federal Government (TFG) 

troops stationed in the busy intersection near Bar Ubah. According to witnesses a group of men 

threw grenades at a group of troops stationed at the busy intersection. At least 3 civilians were 

killed in the blast, 5 were injured. 

"The blast was very loud, when the smoke cleared all I could see were civilian bodies, it was 

horrific scene," said a Mogadishu businessman that was near the scene of the explosion. 

Somali rebels shell peacekeepers, at least 9 dead 

http://af.reuters.com/article/somaliaNews/idAFL5E8G862K20120508?sp=true 

May 8 - Islamist rebels armed with mortars and machine guns attacked African Union forces in 

Somalia's capital Mogadishu overnight, sparking a battle that killed at least nine people, officials 

and residents said on Tuesday. The al Shabaab militants, who are allied to al Qaeda, were forced 

out of most of the city last year but have kept up sporadic bomb and suicide attacks. 

"It was heavy fighting last night ... Two al Shabaab dead bodies are lying here," said Captain 

Ndayiragije Come, a spokesman from the Burundi contingent of the AU's AMISOM peacekeeping 

mission in Somalia. "From our side two were injured. They were also shelling our position - they 

missed their target," he added.Witnesses said shelling from the fighting hit two houses, killing at 

least seven civilians, four of them from one family. 

Somalia MPs killed in al-Shabab suicide attack 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17911289 

May 1 - Seven people, including two MPs, have been killed in a suicide attack in central Somalia, 

authorities in the town of Dusa Mareb have said. Eyewitnesses told the BBC the attack targeted a 

group of about 20 politicians at an outdoor cafe. They had travelled to Dusa Mareb in Galgadud 

region - which is controlled by a pro-government militia - to promote reconciliation. 

April 2012 – 32 casualties 

Five killed in Somalia Bombings 

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/317568/Five-killed-in-Somalia-bombings 

April 30 - At least two Somali lawmakers and three civilians have been killed in bombings in the 

war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation, officials said. At least two lawmakers were killed in a suicide 

attack that targeted a cafe where government and military officials were meeting, said a 

parliamentarian who escaped unhurt. Three people were killed as a bomb concealed in a civilian 

car went off in the capital, Mogadishu, police officer Yasin Hassan said. 

Market bombing in central Somalia kills 12 


April 9 – At least 12 people have been killed and more than 30 badly injured by a bombing in the 

central Somali town of Baidoa.The governor of the Bay region, Abdifitah Mohamed Gesey, told 

the BBC that most of the casualties were women and children. Mr Gesey said the bomb was 

planted in a small basket and hidden in a busy market in the centre of town. It is the worst attack 

in Baidoa since Ethiopian troops took control from the Islamist group, al-Shabab, in February. 

Islamist rebels bomb Somali theater, killing six 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/04/us-somalia-conflict-idUSBRE8330C220120404 


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April 4 - At least six people, including two of Somalia's top sports officials, were killed when a 

female suicide bomber struck a ceremony at Mogadishu's national theater in an attack Islamist 

rebels said was aimed at assassinating government ministers. 

Al Shabaab insurgents claimed responsibility for the blast on Wednesday that killed the heads of 

Somalia's soccer federation and Olympic committee in yet another stark reminder of the fragile 

security in the capital Mogadishu.The bombing was an apparent attempt to kill the prime minister 

as he spoke at an event to mark the first anniversary of the country's new satellite television 

channel. 

Artillery/Mortar Fire, Juungaal neighborhood, Yaaqshiid District, Mogadishu 

http://risaala.net/view.php?id=3885 

April 3 - TFG/AMISOM forces and AS militias were engaged in an exchange of artillery fire 

between their positions in Dayniile and Yaaqshiid in the night of 03-04/04. Local medias report 

that several rounds supposedly fired by AS militias landed in Juungaal neighborhood, killing 

seven civilians in their houses. The exchange was initiated by AMISOM forces firing against AS 

positions in Dayniile in the evening of 03/03 

Armed Clash/Artillery/Mortar Fire, Xoosh and Sarkuusta, Dharkeynley District, Mogadishu 

http://shabelle.net/2012/04/03/ciidamada-dkmg-amisom-iyo-al-shabaab-oo-kudagaalamay-muqdisho/ 

April 3 - AS militias conducted a hit-and-run attack against TFG/AMISOM forces based in Xoosh 

and Sarkuusta (Dharkeynley) in the night of 02-03/04. Unconfirmed reports indicate that a 

number of stray mortar rounds reportedly landed close or in Badbaado IDP Camp, killing two 

people and injuring seven others. 

March 2012 – 29 Casualties 

Somali refugee camp attacked; father, son killed 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120326/af-somalia/ 

March 26 - Residents near a refugee camp in Somalia's capital said Monday that mortars landed 

on the camp overnight, killing a father and a son and wounding seven others. The mortar barrage 

is the third such attack in Mogadishu over the last week. Even though al-Shabab militants have 

largely been pushed out of the capital, the attacks show the security situation is still tenuous. 

Muhudin Haji, a resident of Mogadishu, said Monday that a man and his son were killed in the 

overnight attack. The loud blasts were followed by screams from adults and tears from children. 

The refugees live near the presidential palace, the likely target of the attack. Nadifo Abdi said 

some of the seven wounded people lost large amounts of blood. Al-Shabab has been pushed out 

of the capital and now faces attack on three sides – from the African Union force in Mogadishu, 

Kenyan troops in Somalia's south, and Ethiopian troops in the west. 

Kenyan Jets Kill 2, Wound 3 Civilians in South Somalia 


March 24 - At least two innocent civilians were killed and three others injured late on Friday in an 

aerial attack by Kenyan fighter jets in Gedo region of southern Somalia, residents said. New 

reports say the Kenyan jets bombed on Takarre village, 55 Km away west of Baredere district of 

Gedo region, under the control of Al-Shabab militants, killing more than two people, including 

woman and children. Witnesses told Shabelle Media Media that the injured people were rushed 

to a hospital in the town of Bardere where one of the victimized died later from his injury 

sustained in the Kenyan air raids. 

Dozens killed in Somali battle 

http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/dozens-killed-in-somali-battle-1.1260846 


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March 20 - Heavy fighting between a government-allied militia and al-Qaeda-linked rebels in 

central Somalia killed dozens of fighters on Tuesday, residents said, as Islamist militants also 

stepped up attacks in the capital. Dusamareb, 560km north of Mogadishu and the capital of 

Galgadud region in central Somalia, has been under the control of the Ahlu Sunna militia group 

for years. 

Residents said al-Shabaab, which controls two other towns in the region, stormed Dusamareb 

early on Tuesday, looting shops and cars before they were repelled by Ahlu Sunna. ―The death 

toll has now risen to about 50, this includes five civilians. Al-Shabaab also kidnapped a local elder 

they linked to the (Ahlu Sunna group),‖ Ali Hussein told Reuters from Dusamareb. Hussein said 

he counted the bodies of 27 al-Shabaab members in front of a police station and another seven 

outside the city. He saw eight bodies belonging to Ahlu Sunna. 

Somali Shebab fighters kill six in Mogadishu attack 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jLe__A6svgtQIbJ1juoK0fQwkifA?d 

ocId=CNG.8a3333255c5042ecb70e6df00fefc6ea.61 

March 19 - Somalia's Al-Qaeda allied Shebab insurgents fired mortars at the presidential palace 

in the capital overnight, killing six civilians in a camp for displaced people nearby.The hardline 

Islamist group said its salvo of "midnight mortar attacks" were targeted at the palace, and boasted 

of killing African Union and government soldiers. 

But AU force spokesman Paddy Ankunda said only civilians were killed, adding the shells missed 

the presidency by about 300 metres and hit one of the many crowded camps. 

"A father, mother and two of their children have all died, after a mortar shell smashed into their 

hut, and another round killed two other civilians," said Abdiwahid Mohamed, a witness. 

3 dead in blast in Somali government compound 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-14/somali-government-compoundblast/53522408/1?csp=34news 

March 14 – Three people, including a suicide bomber, were killed in a bomb attack inside the 

government compound in Somalia's capital on Wednesday, security officials said. 

The blast happened near the home of the former parliamentary speaker, said Lt. Col. Paddy 

Ankunda, the spokesman for the African Union force known as AMISOM. 

Villa Somalia is a heavily fortified compound in the heart of the city where the most senior Somali 

government officials, including the president, have their offices. Some also live inside the 

compound. One of the three dead was a suicide bomber, said Abdullahi Hassan Barise, a high 

ranking police officer. He said six others were injured, and the death toll may rise. Barise is the 

commander of the central investigation department. 

Mortar attacks leave seven dead in south Mogadishu 

http://presstv.com/detail/230378.html 

March 7 - At least seven civilians have been killed after mortar shells struck a residential area in 

the war-ravaged Somali capital of Mogadishu, Press TV reports. Al-Shabab fighters launched a 

surprise attack on Somalia's transitional government forces in Mogadishu's southern 

neighborhood of Hodan late on Tuesday.Fierce clashes broke out in the aftermath of the attacks 

with the two sides exchanging heavy gunfire and barrages of mortar shells. Seven civilians, all 

members of the same family, were killed after a mortar shell landed on their home. A three-yearold 

child was among the casualties. 

February 2012 – 24 Casualties 

US drone strike kills 4 in Somalia 

http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2012/02/24/reports_of_air_attack_said_t 

o_kill_4_in_somalia/ 

Feb 24 - A U.S. military drone strike that targeted an international militant in southern Somalia 

killed four al-Shabab fighters, officials said Friday. A U.S. official in Washington confirmed the 


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attack was carried out by a U.S. drone. A second U.S. official said an "international" member of 

al-Shabab was the target of the strike, though he said a white Kenyan reported killed in the attack 

was not the target. 

Covert Drone War: Militants and civilians killed in multiple US Somalia strikes 

http://njtoday.net/2012/02/22/covert-drone-war-militants-and-civilians-killed-in-multiple-ussomalia-strikes/#ixzz1r3jw7T15 

Feb 20 - As many as 20 US military strikes in Somalia since 2007 have killed up to 162 people, 

new research by the Bureau indicates. Of those killed, between 11 and 59 people are reported to 

be civilians.US military intervention in war-torn Somalia is shown to be on a far lower scale than 

in Yemen or Pakistan. However, US attacks escalated sharply against al Shabaab targets in 

2011. 

The Bureau has carried out a detailed examination of reports of western military activity in 

Somalia spanning over more than a decade. These are drawn from credible media, from 

academic research, from US and UK military and diplomatic records and from other reputable 

sources. 

10 people killed after heavy clashes in Mogadishu 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_10_people_killed_afte 

r_heavy_clashes_in_Mogadishu.shtml 

Feb 20 – At least 10 people were killed and 20 injured when clashes sparked late Sunday night 

and continued on till the next morning, Radio Garowe reports. The fighting began in the district of 

Karaan near the street which links Mogadishu and Afgoye. The fighting took the lives of 4 civilians 

and injured more than 20, after artillery had missed the target and hit civilian homes. 

People in the area of the Karaan were paralyzed with fear after heavy artillery was being fired 

back and forth one resident of the district Mohamed Ismail told Garowe Online, ―Last night our 

neighborhood was shelled many times, two people in my family were killed.‖ Unconfirmed reports 

say that AMISOM and TFG troops fired artillery that had killed some civilians in Sunday night‘s 

clashes. 

One Dead, Three Injured in Mogadishu Heavy Fighting 


February 14 - At least one person was confirmed killed and three others injured Tuesday in 

fighting between pro-Somali government soldiers backed by AU peacekeepers known as 

AMISOM and the Al-Qaeda linked Al-shabab militants, a military official says.All casualties in the 

war were on civilians who caught crossfire and landed their houses by mortar shells in 

Mogadishu's Dharkenlay district and 13-Km area near the capital, Mogadishu. The battle 

intensified in the early hours on Tuesday morning after AMISOM forces moved towards Alshabab 

held Elasha-Biyaha, 10 miles away from the capital. 

14 killed after Al Shabaab attack on compound 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_14_killed_after_Al_Sh 

abaab_attack_on.shtml 

February 9 th - At least 15 people were killed and over 30 injured after Al Shabaab insurgents 

attacked a base that was holding troops in Luuq, Radio Garowe reports. The Al Shabaab 

insurgents‘ surprise attacked a compound in Luuq located in southern Somalia Saturday evening, 

the compound was holding troops from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. 

January 2012 – 40 Casualties 

Heavy fighting in Somali capital kills 9 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-somalia-conflicttre80l0k6- 

20120122,0,496688.story 

January 22 - Somali militants firing vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns clashed with African Union 

forces for a second night in Mogadishu, killing at least nine people including women and children, 


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an ambulance official said Sunday.African Union (AU) troops launched a new offensive against al 

Shabaab Friday, seizing rebel positions just outside the capital for the first time. 

Kenyan jets bomb Somali rebel base, kill 14 

http://af.reuters.com/article/kenyaNews/idAFL6E8CF0BR20120115 

January 15 - Kenyan jets bombed an al Shabaab rebel base in southern Somalia on Sunday, 

killing a family of seven as well as seven fighters from the insurgent group linked to al Qaeda, 

residents said. Kenya sent troops into anarchic Somalia in October after raids and kidnappings it 

blamed on al Shabaab, but the advance has slowed and regional insecurity is no better. Somali 

rebels killed seven people in an attack inside Kenya last week. 

Army burns to death 6 Somali refugees at IFO Camp 


January 12 – at least six Somali refugees at IFO cmp in North Eastern Kenay were reported to 

have bee burned to death by Kenya army as attacks against police, military and civilian tragets in 

Kenya rise. 

Armed Clash, Wahara-adde Market & Keysaney Hospital Area, Heliwa & Karaan Districts, 

Mogadishu 

http://shabelle.net/article.php?id=14300 

January 9 - AS fighters attacked TFG/AMISOM positions in Wahara-adde Market & Keysaney 

Hospital area. Two civilians were reported killed and three other injured at Wahara-adde market. 

Casualties in the fighting in Keysaney Hospital area could not be established. 

At least 12 dead after heavy fighting in Mogadishu 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_At_least_12_dead_aft 

er_heavy_fighting_in_Mogadishu.shtml 

January 8 - At least 12 civilians died after heavy fighting Saturday in the capital Mogadishu, Radio 

Garowe reports. Heavy artillery was fired back and forth as Al Shabaab insurgents and 

Transitional Federal Government (TFG) troops alongside AMISOM peacekeepers fought in the 

district of Karaan late Saturday night. The heavy fighting caused 12 deaths and many more 

people were injured after anti aircraft artillery hit a Mosque in the neighborhood of Huliwa.Local 

sources say that the mosque was hit at least 15 times with anti aircraft weaponry 3 people were 

killed that had been in mosque when fighting erupted between AMISOM peacekeepers and TFG 

troops. 

Armed Clash, Tabakayo-madow, Dharkenley District, 

http://hiiraan.com/news/2012/Jan/wararka_maanta8-16490.htm 

January 8 - TheTFG Police from Galbeed Police Station attempt to remove a check point 

established by Dharkenley district forces at the above mentioned area. Fighting between the two 

groups broke out in the process and the Police forces were forced to retreat. One policeman and 

one civilian were reported dead and five other injured. (Som) O2 

Artillery/Mortar Fire, Wahara-adde Neighbourhood, Heliwa District, 

http://www.jowhar.com/?p=10917 

January 7 - TFG/AMISOM forces conducted intense shelling of the Wahara-adde neighbourhood. 

At least one mortar fired by AMISOM was reported to have exploded at Hidaaya Mosque killing 

two prominent religions scholars and injuring seven other (all members of the Tabliq group). 

Shebelle Valley Militias Murder Three in Somali Town of Beledweyne 


January 2 – Fighters loyal to Shabelle Valley administration in Hiran region of Central Somalia 

have shot and killed at least three people in the town of Beledweyn. 

Government allied militias kill 3 in beletweyne town 

http://www.raxanreeb.com/?p=125568 


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January 3 - Somalia government allied militias have shot dead three men in Beletweyn town, the 

capital region of Hiran on Monday, officials confirmed. The men were taken from their car while 

driving in the centre of the town near the main bridge of Beletweyn, a local resident told RBC 

Radio. Sources in the Beletweyn say that the men were alleged they were remnants of defeated 

Al-Shabab fighters and were searching for a safe place to hide. 

December 2011 – 14 Casualties 

Blast in Mogadishu-Somalia kills a woman, injuries 3 others 

http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=22265&tirsan=3 

December 24 - A woman was killed and 3 others wounded after huge blast occurred at an area 

where these were cleaning in Dharkenlay district in the Somali capital Mogadishu, eyewitness 

said. The blast was a roadside bomb used for remote control that occurred at a spot where of 

women were carrying out sanitation campaign killing 1, injuring 3 others, eyewitness said. 

Government Soldier Murders a civiilan in Mogadishu 


December 23 – One of Somalia soldiers on Friday shot and killed an innocent civilian man in 

Mogadishu‘s Karan district. The soldier is said to have opened fire on the man while he was at 

the village og Jabuti while TFG police forces conducted a security operation. 

Soldier kills two IDPs during food aid handout in Mogadishu 


December 7 – A soldier loyal to the interim federal fogernment of Somali aon Wednesday has 

shot and killed at least two people and wounded many others – all civilians at food aid distribution 

centre in the capital Mogadishu, witnesses said. 

Suicide bomber hits Somali capital, dozens killed in south 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/06/us-somalia-idUSTRE7B51P820111206 

December 6 - A suicide bomber struck the Somali capital on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of 

deadly attacks in Mogadishu, and dozens of Islamist rebels and Somali government troops have 

been killed in fighting in the south.The car bomb exploded 50 meters from the recently reopened 

Turkish embassy, near to the Kilometer 4 (K4) junction, a busy intersection in Mogadishu's 

administrative district. A health official said at least three people were killed by the blast.Two 

policemen and one civilian were killed, Elmi said. 

Armed Clash, SOS Hospital, Cinema Abdi-Wayeel, ex-Control Balcad and Heliwa Police 

Station, Heliwa District, Mogadishu 

http://risaala.net/view.php?id=642 

December 2 - AS forces launched a coordinated attack against several TFG/AMISOM positions in 

Heliwa District in the night of 02/12. At least five persons were reported killed and six others 

injured. 

RCIED attack, Banadir Road Junction, Madina District, Mogadishu 

http://www.hiiraan.com/news/2011/Dec/wararka_maanta3-16004.htm 

December 3 - A RCIED was reported to have detonated in close proximity to a TFG military 

technical at Banadir Road Junction. Two soldiers were killed and four other people including 

civilians were injured. 

November 2011 

Blasts Kill Three, Wound Seven in Mogadishu 


November 29 - Three people including young children were killed and seven others were 

seriously wounded in double explosions happened in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, 

eyewitnesses said. Local residents said that the firs blast was caused a purse hidden in an 

explosive device that killed two children and injured five,who have been plying it in the heart of 

Mogadishu's Wardhigley district. 


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Blasts in Mogadishu Leave 10 Dead, Injury Others 


November 28 - More than ten people have been killed and many others wounded in roadside 

explosions in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, witnesses and reports said. 

Eyewitnesses said that the double explosions were separately took places on Monday 

Mogadishu's Karan and Yaqshid districts and have been killed Some Somali Government 

soldiers and many civilians who were nearby the exploded area. 

Four killed in Mogadishu explosion 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g1rN_p9pGytK4QWTN6TjYesgu7vQ 

?docId=CNG.81a89b0fe2d8b0a618e3a2226055c13c.1f1 

November 25 - Three Somali soldiers and a civilian were killed Friday when a roadside bomb the 

officers picked up to detonate elsewhere exploded inside their vehicle, officials and witnesses 

said. The soldiers picked up the device at a road intersection in Mogadishu's Bakara district and 

moments later it ripped apart their vehicle, also killing one civilian and injuring four others who 

were nearby. 

Bomb blast and airstrikes kill at least 13 Somalis 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5idffzPgOKo1IKfFrRgOZUnJPj3jw?d 

ocId=CNG.9bdd1d5b82f023fa74048f611ee23327.c11 

November 22 - Somali civilians bore the brunt of violence in the war-torn nation Tuesday, with a 

roadside bomb killing 10 in the capital and fighter jet strikes in the south claiming three lives. A 

roadside bomb exploded in a crowded area in the south of Mogadishu, where Islamist Shebab 

insurgents have launched repeated guerrilla attacks since pulling out of fixed positions three 

months ago. 

Air strike hits Somali village, deadly bomb in capital 

http://af.reuters.com/article/somaliaNews/idAFL5E7MM29X20111122 

November 22 - An unidentified fighter jet bombed the outskirts of a Somali rebel-controlled village 

in the south of the Horn of Africa country on Tuesday, killing at least one civilian, residents and 

members of the al Shabaab militant group said. 

U.S. & French air strikes raise human toll in Somalia 

http://www.workers.org/2011/world/somalia_1124/ 

United States and French military involvement in Africa is taking a deadly toll in the country of 

Somalia. Despite Washington‘s denials, the people of this nation are suffering under the impact of 

yet another imperialist-driven war. Kenyan army units crossed over into southern Somalia in 

October in an operation aimed at eliminating the bases of the Al-Shabaab Islamic resistance 

movement, which controls large sections of this Horn of Africa nation. 

Mortar attacks kill 8 in Mogadishu 

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/209652.html 

November 12 - At least eight civilians have been killed and many more were injured after mortar 

shells smashed a residential area in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Press TV reported. Al-Shabab 

fighters launched an attack on Somalia's transitional government forces in the southern district of 

Huruwa in the war ravaged capital. 

US terror drones kill 24 more in Somalia 


November 6 - At least 24 Somalis have been killed in a US assassination drone attack near the 

country's border with Kenya, Press TV reports.The remotely-controlled drones launched an aerial 

attack on the town of Kuda along the coast of Kismayo, a strategically-important port city located 

some 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of the capital Mogadishu on Saturday evening. 

October 2011 


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5 killed, 52 wounded in Somalia after airstrike hits camp for displaced civilians 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/aid-group-american-and-danish-hostagesseized-by-somali-gunmen-are-alive-and-well/2011/10/31/gIQANNSIYM_story.html 

An air strike hit a refugee camp in southern Somalia, killing at least five people and wounding 45, 

most of them children, an international aid agency said Monday. Kenya‘s military acknowledged 

carrying out an air raid but said it targeted only al-Shabab, an Islamist insurgent group in Somalia. 

US terror drone kills 25 in Somalia 


October 27 - A US assassination drone attack has killed at least 25 civilians and injured several 

others in southern Somalia, Press TVreports. The US drone carried out attacks Thursday 

morning near Afmadow city in southern Somalia, leaving 25 people dead and 50 others wounded. 

US drone attack kills 9 in Somalia 


October 23 - An airstrike by a US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has killed at least 9 civilians 

and wounded several others in southern Somalia, Press TV reports.The US drone carried out 

attacks Sunday morning near the Bilis Qooqani districts in southern Somalia, leaving nine people 

dead and 14 others wounded. 



October 22 - An unmanned US drone strike has killed at least 49 people in famine-stricken in 

southern Somalia, while injuring at least 68 others, Press TV reported. According to Somali 

military officials, the attack took place near the town of Bilis Qooqani hours ago, a Press TV 

correspondent reported on Saturday. Washington claims the airstrikes target militants, though 

most such attacks have resulted in civilian casualties in Somalia. The developments come as 

witnesses say hundreds of Somali families are fleeing from the troubled area. 



October 14 - An attack by a US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has killed at least 78 people and 

injured 64 others in southern Somalia, Press TV reports. The Friday attack took place near 

Qooqani town located in southern Somalia, a Press TV correspondent reported. 

8 dead in Somalia after fights between pro-government forces and militants 

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1067364 

October 10 - The African Union force in Mogadishu said its forces on Monday fought their way 

into and took over the last militant strongholds in the northern end of Somalia's capital. At least 

eight civilians and one AU soldier were killed. Heavy fighting broke out after AU and Somali 

government forces attacked militant positions following what the AU force said were the deaths of 

at least 12 Somali civilians because of militants' mortars over the weekend. 



October 8 - A US drone strike has killed at least 16 civilians and injured 50 others in southern 

Somalia near the border with Kenya, Press TV reports.The drone attack took place near the city 

of Afmadow, located in the middle of Somalia's Juba region. 

Somali's al Shabaab kills 70 in Mogadishu bomb 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/us-somalia-conflict-tollidUSTRE79317Y20111004 

October 4 - Somalia's al Qaeda-linked rebels struck at the heart of the capital on Tuesday, killing 

more than 70 people with a truck bomb in the group's most deadly attack in the country since 

launching an insurgency in 2007. 


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Somalia: Medina Hospital admits over 90 casualties after bomb explosion 


October 4 - Following the bomb explosion in Mogadishu this morning, over 90 people injured by 

the blast were admitted to the city's Medina Hospital, a facility supported by the International 

Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). 

Among the casualties were at least five women and nine children. All had been in the area where 

the bomb exploded, close to a government building in the central part of the city. Many suffered 

burns and fractures. Some 15 were released shortly after their admission. Some of the others are 

currently undergoing surgery. 

Roadside Bomb Kills Two in Mogadishu 

http://www.allvoices.com/news/10505702-somalia-roadside-bomb-kills-two-in-mogadishu 

October 2 - Roadside Bomb Kills Two in Mogadishu 2 October 2011 Mogadishu At least two 

people have been killed and three others injured in Mogadishu roadside bomb explosion. The 

blast caught a civilian bus loaded with vegetables traveling in Mogadishu's Karan district 

September 2011 

US drone attacks kill 4 in Somalia 


September 29 - Two US drone airstrikes have killed at least 4 people and wounded 12 others in 

southern Somalia, Press TVreports. Somali officials have confirmed US aerial attacks Thursday 

morning in an area between Kismayu and Dhoobley cities. 

The US has increased the number of its attacks by unmanned surveillance aircraft in Somalia. 

Many civilians have died as a result. Somalia is the sixth country where US military has engaged 

in unauthorized aerial bombing campaigns through the use of its remote-controlled aircraft. 

The United States has also deployed its so-called drones for aerial attacks in Afghanistan, 

Pakistan, Libya, Iraq, and Yemen. Washington claims the airstrikes target militants, though most 

of such attacks have mostly resulted in civilian casualties. 

US drone kills five Somali civilians 


September 24 - At least five civilians have been killed and more than 22 others injured as a US 

drone fires missiles on areas in southern Somalia, Press TV reports. The deadly attack took 

place on Saturday morning near the town of Dhobley. 

Somali army spokesman Mahamed Faraah Dirie said the drone strikes are part of operations the 

country's military is involved in to target al-Shabab fighters. The spokesman added that dozens of 

helicopters are carrying out operations against the militant group in various parts of southern 

Somalia.The offensive comes as the Somali government has pledged to flush out the militants 

using whatever means it can get, the spokesman said. 

US drone kills 11 in south Somalia 


September 23 - A US drone has fired missiles in southern districts of Somalia killing at least 

eleven people and injuring dozens of others, Press TV reported. The attack took place early 

Friday morning near Taabto and Qooqani districts and wounded at least 27 people. 

The assault hit a large number of livestocks near Qooqani district. Many people, especially 

women and children, reportedly fled their homes over fear of further attacks. 

Somali government officials in the capital Mogodishu said they were unaware of the attack and 

civilian casualties. Somalia is among countries where the US military has used the remotecontrolled 

aircraft to conduct deadly air strikes. 

Armed Clashes, Kaax-Shiiqaal, Dharkeynley District, Mogadishu 


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http://www.hiiraan.com/news/2011/Sept/wararka_maanta17-15026.htm 

September 16 - AS militias attacked a TFG/AMISOM position in Kaax-Shiiqaal area in the 

evening of 16/09. Clashes lasted for about 40 minutes. Four civilians were reported killed and 6 

others injured. 

5 killed in Mogadishu bombing, soldier shoots famine victims 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_5_killed_in_Mogadish 

u_bombing_soldier_shoots_famine_victims.shtml 

September 10 - At least 5 people were killed Friday in Mogadishu, two days after 7 civilians were 

killed by Somali government soldiers opened fire at a food aid distribution center, Radio Garowe 

reports. 

Friday‘s deadly explosion occurred at Suk Ba‘ad in north Mogadishu, with witnesses saying that 

at least to Somali soldiers were among the 5 dead victims. ―It was a big explosion…I saw 10 

wounded persons,‖ said a witness who declined to say his name, adding that a ―huge smoke‖ 

followed the bombing. 

Toll of civilian casualties by Puntland’s Galkaio offensive 


September 10 - Even one week after Puntland‘s military offensive against north of Galkaio 

residents [mainly Garsor village] the toll of civilian casualties have rose up. The heavy 

unprecedented military attack against Garsor residents which started on Thursday September 1st 

engulfed at least 68 people while 153 others were wounded, health officials and local elders 

confirmed. 

Health officials and local elders told RBC Radio that at least 68 people were killed and 153 were 

wounded in Puntland‘s military attack against Galkaio‘s north residents. Women, children and 

men are among the casualties. 

Somali Soldier Shoots 5 at Food Aid Site 

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Somali-Soldier-Shoots-5-at-Food-Aid-Site-- 

129461093.html 

September 8 - A Somali government soldier has shot and killed at least five people at a food aid 

distribution site in the capital, Mogadishu. At least three others were wounded in the incident in 

Mogadishu's Waberi district Thursday. Witnesses say the soldier, one of a group that was 

guarding the food, opened fire after people waiting in line got out of control and began pushing 

and shoving. 

Mogadishu Artillery Shell Leaves 3 Persons Dead 


September 7 - At least three people have been killed in Mogadishu artillery shelling overnight, 

witnesses said Wednesday. About 9am on Tuesday night, three salvos of artillery bombardments 

were pounded several neighborhoods north of Mogadishu. Local residents told Shabelle Media 

Network that at least 6 civilians were also hurt in the barrages overnight. 

Five Killed As Armed Men Fire At Minibus in Southern Somalia 


September 4 - Unknown armed men have fired at a civilian minibus traveling in southern Somalia 

killing at least 5 people, witnesses said on Sunday. The fatal incident took place in a street 

between the Balad district and Jowhar town in Middle Shabelle region.Witnesses also said that at 

least 8 of passengers were wounded in the shooting incident. 

Central Somalia clashes claim 30, many wounded 



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September 3 - Heavy fighting in a town in central Somalia has left at least 30 people dead and 

100 wounded. A hospital in the town of Galkayou, supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres, has 

been coping with the casualties. 

Journalist killed in shooting attack in Somali capital 


September 2 nd - A Malaysian journalist has been killed in a shooting in the Somali capital, 

Mogadishu, security officials said. Initial reports say African Union peacekeepers opened fire on 

his vehicle. A security official told the BBC the attack was being investigated. 

August 2011 

Food Aid Looting Kills 15 


August 21 - At least fifteen people have been killed and several others wounded after a gunfight 

broke out between Somali government forces in southern Mogadishu, Press TV reports. 

Three Killed As Soldiers Fire At IDPs Collecting Aid 


Some Somali government soldiers on Monday opened fire at internally displaced people 

collecting aid in Mogadishu, killing at least three people and wounding three others, witnesses 

said. 

Six die in central Somalia clashes; Iran delivers food aid 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90057794?Six%20die%20in%20central%20Somalia%20 

clashes%3B%20Iran%20delivers%20food%20aid#ixzz1WhzUAmk3 

August 20 - At least six people were killed and others wounded in a clash Sunday between Ahlu 

Sunna Waljama‘a, a pro-government militant group backed by government forces, and Al- 

Shabaab insurgents in the Maxas settlement at the border between Hiran and Galgudud regions 

in central Somalia 

Armed Clash/Taxation, Tabakaayo Madow area, Dharkeynley District, Mogadishu 

http://www.hiiraan.com/news/2011/Aug/wararka_maanta20-14677.htm 

August 20 - Two groups of TFG forces clashed at the above mentioned area. Two people were 

reported dead and five others injured in the fighting that lasted for about one hour. Unconfirmed 

reports indicate that the clash linked to a dispute over the control of a checkpoint used for the 

collection of taxes. 

Armed Clash, Kah-shiikhaal, Ramadan Hotel, Dharkenley and Yaaqshiid Districts, 

Mogadishu 

http://soomaalinews.com/view_contents.php?articleid=21412 

August 18 - AS conducted hit and run attacks against TFG/AMISOM position at the above 

mentioned locations. Four people (including combatants) were reported killed and 7 others were 

injured. 

AMISOM measures to minimize Civilian Casualties are working, says human rights watch 

http://hiiraanlive.com/amisom-measures-to-minimize-civilian-casualties-are-working-says-humanrights-watch 

August 16 - Efforts by African Union troops to minimize harm to Somali civilians in Mogadishu are 

having a positive effect. 

Fighting at Mogadishu checkpoint kills 4 

http://www.somaliareport.com/index.php/post/1283/Fight_at_Mogadishu_Checkpoint_Kills_4?PH 

PSESSID=503c7b364abe985d9c068fe12489456e 

August 8 - Fighting between AS and TFG militants on the outskirts of Mogadishu on Wednesday 

claimed the lives of at least four people and wounded eight others. 


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Armed Clashes, Sarkuusta, Km 9 area, Mogadishu 

http://www.somaliareport.com/index.php/post/1283/Fight_at_Mogadishu_Checkpoint_Kills_4?PH 

PSESSID=503c7b364abe985d9c068fe12489456e 

August 3 - AS forces based at KM 13 attacked a TFG base at Sarkuusta. The fighting claimed 

lives of at least three civilians and unknown number of combatants. The TFG forces were 

reported to have defended their position. 

Heavy Fighting Rocks Parts of Gedo Region 


August 1 - Heavy fighting between Somali forces allied with moderate Sufi group of Ahlu Sunna 

Waljama ASWJ and Al shabaab fighters on Sunday night occurred in the village of Busar near 

Elwak town of Gedo region in southern Somalia. 

July 2011 

Mogadishu battle death toll rises 


July 29 - At least 25 people were killed while more than 50 others wounded in Somalia capital on 

Thursday after heavy battle broke out between government forces with the backing of African 

Union troops [AMISOM] and Al-Shabab rebels. 

Battle rages in Somalia 

http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2011/07/29/battle-rages-in-somalia 

July 29 - Somali government forces and African Union troops have battled insurgents in heavy 

fighting in the capital Mogadishu to secure aid routes for drought victims. At least 27 civilians 

were hurt in fighting, medics said. 

Artillery/Mortar Fire, Mogadishu, 28/07/2011. 


July 28 - Several mortars fired by TFG/AMISOM and the AS hit civilian houses in Karaan and 

Dharkeynley districts killing at least 4 civilians and injuring 13 others. 

Armed Clashes, Howlwadag, Wardhigley and Yaaqshiid Districts, Mogadishu 


July 28 - TFG/AMSIOM forces launched a surprise offensive against AS positions in the above 

mentioned districts. In the fighting TFG/AMISOM troops managed to capture a number of 

locations along Sodonka road (30 Street). At least 21 people (including civilians) were reported 

killed and 46 others injured in the fighting. 

Soldier Shoots a Civilian Driver in Mogadishu 


July 18 - A Somali government soldier on Monday shot and killed a civilian driver in the lawless 

Mogadishu, witnesses said. 

Somalia Weekly Review: 9 killed 16 wounded this week: Report 


July 15 - At least 9 persons were killed and 16 others wounded in Somalia‘s latest clashes this 

week, RBC‘s weekly report states. 

Armed Clash, Howl-wadaag district, Mogadishu, 07/07/2011: 


July 7 - AS forces attacked TFG/AMISOM positions at the above mentioned area. Two civilians 

were reported dead and four others injured in clashes that lasted for about 20 minutes. 


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Armed Clashes, Bangaariya area, Hodan District, Mogadishu, 


July 6 - TFG/AMISOM troops attacked AS positions and took control over Bangaariya area (close 

to Bakara Vegetable Market). At least 4 civilians were injured in the fighting that went on for about 

30 minutes. 

Armed Clash, Dhegtuur (85 Km south of Galkacyo), Mudug Region 

http://shabelle.net/article.php?id=8285 

July 3 - Armed confrontation ofSa'ad and Saleban militia was reported from Dhegtuur village that 

is located in the "border" area between Galmudug and Himan & Heeb administrations. 

Shooting/Killing, Jiiro Miskiin (near former US Embassy), Medina District, Mogadishu 

http://www.hiiraan.com/news/2011/July/wararka_maanta3-14088.htm 

July 3 - Hawadle clan militia currently serving under the flag of the TFG opened fire at a minibus 

at the above mentioned location killing one passenger and injuring two others. The shooting 

occurred after the passengers of the minibus refused to pay illegal tax to the group controlling the 

checkpoint. 

June 2011 

In Mogadishu, 40% of Casualties Due to TFG & AMISOM, Old UK General In 

http://www.innercitypress.com/un1soa062911.html 

June 29 - In Somalia as elsewhere, the UN counts casualties but doesn't say, at least on the 

record, who is responsible. The most recent UN report on Somalia says that during the period of 

1 – 19 th June, the UN/WHO reported 973 casualties from weapon related wounds treated in the 

three main hospitals in Mogadishu. 

Shooting/Killing, Afar-Irdood, Xamar-Weyne District, Mogadishu 

June 23 - Two groups of TFG forces arguing about the collection of illegal taxes from mini-bus 

passengers exchanged fire close to the Afar-Irdood bus stand. Two civilians were killed and three 

others were wounded. (NSP report) 

Mogadishu roadside bomb blast kills four, injures seven 

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/7416936.html 

June 22 - At least four people were killed and seven others were wounded after a roadside bomb 

aimed at African Union (AU) peacekeepers'vehicle hit a passenger minibus in a street in the 

Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses and medical source said. 

Explosion claimed by alshabab occurs in Mogadishu, civilians die 


June 21 - At least 4 civilians were killed and 7 others injured after remote controlled mine attack 

against the AMISOM troops and claimed by al-shabab militias happened between the Ex-control 

Afgoi checkpoint and Banadir intersection in Mogadishu. 

Shooting/Killing, Kobdhexaad, Bosasso District, Bari Region, 

June 21 - Ali Saleban militiamen opened fire at of group of civilians from the Ali-Jibrail sub-clan 

who were attending morning prayers in a mosque in Bobdhexaad. At least 4 men were reported 

killed and 1 woman injured. The attack is believed to be a revenge killing for the assassination of 

1 Ali Saleban businessman that had occurred in Bosasso the day before. See NSP Advisory of 

22/06 on the matter. (NSP report) 


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Shooting, Waberi District, Mogadishu 

http://www.shabelle.net/article.php?id=7737 

June 17 - Two groups of TFG security forces exchanged fire at an illegal check-point on the road 

that divides Waberi and Xamar Jab Jab districts. Unconfirmed report indicates that the shootout 

started after some security forces tried to remove a checkpoint ran by other TFG militias. 3 

people including 2 TFG soldiers were killed, 3 civilians were injured. 

15 killed in central Somalia battle 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90051568?15%20killed%20in%20central%20Soma 

lia%20battle 

June 15- Heavy fighting between fighters loyal to Somalia‘s moderate Sufi group of Ahlu Sunna 

Waljama and al Shabaab militants on Wednesday broke out in parts of central Somalia, leaving at 

least 15 people dead and dozens more injured, officials and witnesses said. 

Armed Clashes/Shooting/Increased Tensions, Hawaal Godeni, Jiir area, Bay Region 

June 13 - One person was reported dead and another wounded after AS forces opened fire on 

two groups of pastoralists. The shooting occurred after two Rahaweyn sub-clans (Lugaay and 

Xariin) clashed over the control of water point forcing AS militias to get involved. The area was 

reported tense following the incident. (NSP report) 

Shooting/Killing, Yaaqshiid Police Station area, Yaaqshiid district, Mogadishu 

http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?Al-shabaab-fires-teenagers-playing-football--killing-pregnant.-woman&sid=19987&tirsan=3 

June 12 - AS militants opened fire at a group of teenagers playing football near the AS base at 

Yaaqshiid Police Station. A pregnant woman was killed and 3 teenagers injured. The reason for 

the shooting is unknown. 

More Clashes in Somalia; Minister Is Killed 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/world/africa/11somalia.html?_r=1 

June 10 - The interior minister was killed by a suicide bombing at his house, and at least five 

other people were killed in clashes in the city, witnesses and officials said. 

Armed men kill 11 in central region 


June 7 - At least 11 people were killed nearly 13 others wounded after local militia ambushed 

passengers automobile in Balisbusle district on the north of Galka‘io town, the regional capital of 

Mudug, RBC Radio reports. 

Artillery/Mortar fire, Yaqshid, Heliwa and Kaaraan district, Mogadishu 

http://soomaalidamaanta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20931:duq 

eymo-culus-oo-xalay-loo-geystay-goobo-ay-ku-suganyihiin-dad-rayid-ah&catid=1:wararka 

June 6 - AMISOM fired mortars (60mm) to the above mentioned location in response to shelling 

of its positions by AS from SIISII and Obosivo locations of Yaqshid district. 8 civilians were 

reported dead and 15 others injured 

Mogadishu Heavy Shelling Leaves 8 Dead 



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June 5 - After bitter fighting pitting Somali forces backed by African Union forces and Al Shabaab, 

heavy shelling indiscriminately pounded some of Mogadishu neighborhoods. At least 8 civilian 

people were killed and 15 others injured in the haphazard shelling, according to local residents. 

Artillery/Mortar fire, Hamarweyne district, Mogadishu 


June 5 - Several mortars fired by AS exploded at the former Baadlaha building killing one woman. 

2 other mortars landed near Hamarweyne Meat Market building and Marwas Mosque. 6 civilian 

were injured. Unconfirmed reports indicate that several more mortars passed the Hamarweyne 

district and landed in the sea causing no damage. 

Artillery/Mortar Fire, Yaqshid & Kaaraan districts, Mogadishu, 04/06/2011, night hours 

http://jowhar.com/news.php?readmore=1475 

June 4 - AMISOM retaliated to AS mortar attacks that reportedly came from Barakat Cemetery 

area in Yaqshid district by firing mortars in the direction of SiiSii, Jungal and Suq Ba'ad 

neighborhoods of Yaqshid district and Argentina neighborhood in Kaaraan district. 10 civilians 

were reported dead and 17 others injured. 

Clashes, former Shirkole Offishaale (Circol Officiale) & Al Baraka road Junction, Hodan 

district, Mogadishu 


June 2 - TFG/AMISOM (Burundians) attacked AS positions as Shirkole Offishaale (Circol 

Officiale) building and Al Baraka road Junction in Hodan district and took control of the locations. 

According ambulance sources 11 civilian were killed and more than 30 others were injured in the 

fighting at the locations and shelling of areas in Yaqshid and Heliwa district. 

Heavy fighting kills 2 in Mogadishu 


June 1 - At least 2 people including a civilian have been killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu 

after heavy fighting between the transitional government forces and Al-shabab fighters, witnesses 

said on Thursday. 

May 2011 

Under-fives make up almost half of Mogadishu casualties 

http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=92854 

May 31 - Hundreds of children younger than five have been wounded in the latest round of 

fighting in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, accounting for almost half of all trauma cases in May, 

according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). "Of the 1,590 reported weapons-related 

injuries in May alone, 735 cases, or 46 percent, were children under the age of five, compared to 

only 3.5 percent in April," the agency said. 

Mortar shells kill 5 civilians in Somali capital 


May 25 - At least 5 civilians have been killed and 7 others wounded in Mogadishu on Wednesday 

after mortar shells landed into a neighborhood of Waberi district in the Somali capital Mogadishu 

according to witnesses. Residents confirmed the death and injuries of the civilians to the media 

saying that two shell fires hit in houses of the neighborhood of March in Waberi district where the 

people lost their lives instantly. 


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Sporadic fighting breaks out in Somali capital, al-Shabaab claims victory 


May 23 - Sporadic fighting still between the transitional government troops and al-shabab still 

continues near Bakara market for the 3 rd day in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, just as alshabab 

militias claimed victories over the clashes, officials said on Tuesday. 50 people died and 

over 100 people injured in the past two days and mostly civilians and they were rushed to Medina 

and Daynile hospitals in Mogadishu according to health, emergency traffic and government 

officials. 

Somalia Weekly Review, 39 killed 112 injured this week 


May 20 - At least 39 persons were killed and 112 wounded in Somalia‘s latest clashes this week, 

RBC‘s weekly report states. The report which is based on figures proved by the hospitals, local 

officials and the media seems to be higher than statics of casualties in last week. 

Somalia shelling kills 14 civilians at market 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gaMhDOfhv2hNYUoIlorZmEnErp8g 

?docId=CNG.24720c3e4e4b36a7a28281c90f818eda.8f1 

May 18 - Shells fired in battles between insurgent militant Islamists and African Union forces at a 

Mogadishu market on Wednesday left at least 14 civilian dead, witnesses said. "Nine victims 

died in two separate areas inside Bakara market, most of them women," witness Idriss Ali told 

AFP. "One round of mortar shells struck a crowded place where women sell clothes," he said. 

At least 13 dead in Somalia clashes 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGS_yNp1PfLij0XTG4Rb3p7IdL8Q? 

docId=CNG.e09bd0c7d469e99c5899d3838099b4a2.01 

May 12 - Clashes between Somali militia and government-allied troops have killed at least 13 

people, mainly insurgent fighters, officials said. The insurgents attacked government forces in 

Dhobley, a town near the Kenyan border, sparking the clashes. 

Day-long fighting leaves 15 dead in Garbaharey town 


May 3 rd - Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed claimed victory over Al-Shabab after a 

day-long fighting between government forces and the Al-Shabab rebels occurred in Garbaharey 

town of Gedo region. At least 15 persons from the warring sides and civilians were killed in the 

fighting that ended in the evening of Monday while twenty more wounded people were taken to 

hospitals, health officials confirmed RBC Radio. 

April 2011 

Mogadishu clashes kill five 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Mogadishu_clashes_ 

kill_five.shtml 

April 26 - Clashes between Somali government military killed five people including civilians and 

wounded six others in Mogadishu the restive capital of Somalia on Monday. A businessman in 

KM4 told Garowe Online ―the clashes broke out after government military forces in KM4 area 

disagreed with money they took from local public vehicles,‖ 

10 dead in roadside bomb explosion in southern Somalia 

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/7363639.html 


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April 27 - At least 10 people were killed and six others wounded Tuesday afternoon in southern 

Somalia after a roadside bomb blast hit a vehicle they were traveling in, officials and witnesses 

said Wednesday. The southern Somalia regions are heavily contested by government forces and 

Islamist rebels who have recently lost ground to allied government forces and local militia group. 

Land mine kills 8 in Southern Somalia 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Landmine_kills_8_in_southern 

_Somalia.shtml 

April 26- At least eight people were killed and 13 others wounded after public vehicle had hit a 

land-mine in southern Somalia on Tuesday. According to BBC Somali edition the vehicle was 

carrying passengers to Luuq district in Gedo region and had hit a landmine in a road between Eel 

Barde and Luuq Ganaane districts in southern Somalia. Eel Barde district commissioner, Ibrahim 

Omar Dhere told BBC that the dead people were fleeing from the deadly clashes in southern 

Somalia between Al-Shabaab militias and government soldiers. 

15 killed in Somalia clashes 


April 22- At least 15 people have been killed and 20 others injured in clashes between Somali 

government forces alongside African union troops (AMISOM) and Al-Shabaab militants on 

Thursday. The fighting broke out after government forces backed by AMSIOM troops attacked Al- 

Shabaab extremist‘s bases in Bondere district in Somali capital Mogadishu. 

Skirmishes leave 12 dead in Mogadishu 


April 18 - Six civilians were killed on Monday after bitter clashes broke out between al-Shabab 

fighters and the transitional government troops in Mogadishu's southern districts of Hawlwadig 

and Hodan, a Press TV correspondent reported. ―I have seen the dead bodies of at least 6 

civilians lying near an intersection around Bakara market,‖ an eyewitness told Press TV on 

condition of anonymity. 

33,000 Somalis flee surge in fighting: UNHCR 

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Somalis+flee+surge+fighting+UNHCR/4582638/stor 

y.html#ixzz1LIJTt5K2 

April 13 - An estimated 33,000 Somalis have fled fighting in central and south Somalia in the past 

six weeks, as the tally of displaced people rose to more than 1.4 million, the UN refugee agency 

said Friday. 

Some of the clashes between the government and the al-Qaida-inspired Shebab militia took 

place near the Kenyan border, including shelling in the town of Dhoobley as it was taken over by 

pro-government forces earlier this week, the agency said. 

10 die in Somalia clashes 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/10_die_in_Somalia_clashes.sht 

ml 

April 12 - At least 10 people have been killed and 17 others injured in fighting between Somali 

government troops and Al-Shabaab militias broke out in Somali capital on Tuesday. 

Government forces alongside African Union Troops (AMISOM) and Al-Shabaab exchanged 

mortars shell fire and heavy machine guns in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. 

―Six were dead and 12 injured in Bakaro market after mortars hit their business areas,‖ a witness 

in the busy Bakaro Market told Garowe Online. 


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68 die in battle for Mogadishu 


April 9 - At least 68 people have been killed in Somalia in clashes between government forces 

and African Union troops backing them and al-Shabab fighters. Nine civilians from one family 

were killed in fighting in the Dayniile district of southern Mogadishu, which also claimed the lives 

of six African Union troops and eight Somali soldiers, the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu 

reported on Friday. Witnesses also said that 26 people sustained life-threatening injuries during 

massive shelling of the district. 

Fighting, Bomb Blast kills eight in Somalia 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Fighting_Bomb_Blast_kills_eig 

ht_in_Somalia.shtml 

April 6- At least eight people have been killed and 12 injured in fighting and bomb blast in 

Somalia‘s war-ravaged capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, Witnesses told Garowe Online. 

Fighting between Somali government troops and Al-Shabaab radical militants erupted in 

Mogadishu outskirts; witnesses told GO that both of the warring sides used heavy machine guns 

and mortars that left dead eight civilians and injured dozens. 

At least 12 said killed in 4 April Somali capital violence- Garoweonline 

http://www.bbcmonitoringonline.com/mmu/mmu?page=77&action=view&item=3&srchid=0 

050awv&sw=0 

April 4- At least 12 people have been killed and more than 20 injured in clashes between Somali 

government troops and Al-Shabab radical militants in Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday [4 

April], Radio Garowe reports. The clashes broke out after Al-Shabab militias attacked bases of 

Somali government forces and African Union troops in the capital, witnesses said both the 

warring sides used mortars and heavy machine guns, causing the death of seven civilians and 

injured 15 others. 

March 2011 

29 people die in battle for Mogadishu 


March 28 - Heavy clashes between Somali government troops backed by African Union forces 

and al-Shabab fighters have resulted in the deaths of 29 people in Mogadishu. At least 18 Somali 

soldiers died on Monday after bitter clashes broke out between al-Shabab fighters and the 

transitional government troops in Mogadishu's northern district of Afarta Darjino, a Press TV 

correspondent in Mogadishu reported. 

Clashes leave 12 dead in Mogadishu 


March 26 - At least 12 civilians have been killed during clashes between Somali government 

troops backed by African Union forces and al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu. The civilians, 

among them women and children, were killed on Saturday after the fighting broke out in 

Mogadishu's northern districts of Bondhere and Dayniile as well as the southern district of Hodan, 

the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu reported. More than 67 people were also wounded 

when Somali soldiers and al-Shabab fighters exchanged heavy gunfire, and barrages of mortar 

shells were fired. 

Five Killed, Nearly 25 Wounded in Mogadishu Shelling 



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March 23 — At least 5 people were killed and 21 others injured in Bakaara, Mogadishu's most 

popular market after volleys of artillery shelling hit it, witnesses and medical officials said on 

Wednesday. Local residents said that mortars seemingly fired from the military bases of African 

Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu. 

10 killed, 22 wounded as al Shabaab, Somali army clash in border town 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90041224?10%20killed%2C%2022%20woun 

ded%20as%20al%20Shabaab%2C%20Somali%20army%20clash%20in%20border%20town 

#ixzz1HzpaskhR 

March 22 - A witness said he had seen seven dead people lying at the center of Dhoobley, 

mentioning the combatants of warring sides took the most casualties in battles. Somali 

government forces recently trained inside neighboring Kenya, launched an attack on Dhoobley, a 

key town on the Somalia-Kenya border that al Shabaab controls, killing at least 10 people and 

injuring 22 others. 

Shelling kills 8, Gun battle takes place in Somali capital 


Mach 21 - Nearly eight civilians were killed and six others were wounded after heavy shelling 

targeted civilian populated areas in the Somalia‘s capital of Mogadishu on Monday. The shelling 

from African Union mission (AMISOM) military bases in Mogadishu came after fresh gun battle 

started in the Hodan district between the transitional federal government forces backing by 

Amisom troops and Al Shabab rebel group. 

Renewed clashes in Mogadishu leave three dead, scores injured 

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-03/22/c_13790866.htm 

March 21 - At least three people were killed and almost 15 others wounded on Monday in heavy 

shelling following clashes between Islamist fighters and Somali government forces backed by 

African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu. The fighting which concentrated west of the main 

Bakara market in Mogadishu broke out after Islamist rebels attacked bases government forces 

and AU troops resulting in heavy artillery duel between the warring sides. 

Somali shelling kills 24 


March 21 - At least 24 Somalis have been killed in capital Mogadishu, following the African Union 

peacekeeping forces' heavy shelling of residential areas in the northern district of the city. The 

attacks on the anti-government rebel-held residential districts of Hodan, Hawl-wadag and 

Bondhere, also left 27 others wounded, a Press TV correspondent reported on Sunday. 

Ahlu Sunna Fighters Clash in Luq Town 


March 17 — At least 10 people were wounded after fighters loyal to Somalia's moderate Ahlu 

Sunna Waljama clashed them in Luq town in Gedo region of southern Somalia, reports said on 

Thursday. Reports emanating from the Gedo region suggested that the clash erupted after the 

fighters of Ahlu Sunna in Luq disputed over the military vehicles there.The wounded people were 

mainly civilians and they were rushed to hospital in Mogadishu, local residents said. 

Kenyan Border Clashes Kills Ten 



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16 March - Clashes broke out in Somali-Kenyan border town between Somalia pro-government 

forces and Al-Shabaab militants left 10 people dead and others injured on Wednesday, residents 

told Garowe Online. Witnesses at Buulo-Hawo district in Southern Somalia said residents found 

the body of two dead civilians and eight other bodies from the warring sides. According to 

residents in Mandera, a neighbouring district in Kenyan soil, two civilians dead after stray-bullet 

hit them at their houses. 

Shelling kills more than 20, injuries 30 more in Mogadishu 

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8483918-shelling-kills-more-than-20-injuries- 

30-more-in-mogadishu 

March 15 – More than 20 civilians have been killed and 30 more others wounded in Mogadishu 

on Tuesday after heavy shelling between Al-shabab and the troops of the transitional government 

of Somalia backing by the African Union troops AMISOM. Reports say that about 8 mortar shells 

landed at Ex-fiyore compound, the houses of the National singers of Somalia near the national 

theatre of Somalia killed innocent civilians there. 

Clashes kill 10 in Somali capital 


March 9 - A fresh round of clashes have rocked Somalia's restive capital Mogadishu, leaving at 

least ten civilians dead and more than a dozen others injured, witnesses say. Fierce clashes 

broke out late Tuesday in the northern district of Hodan, pitting al-Shabab fighters against the 

government soldiers backed by the African Union forces. Witnesses told Press TV that seven 

civilians, including three women, were killed in the shelling that rocked the busy Bakara market. 

21 Killed in Mogadishu Violence 


March 5- Fighting between African Union troops, Somali government forces, pro-government 

militiamen on one side and Al-Shabaab and its allies on the other end killed at least 21 people 

and injured over 40 others in the Somali capital, Radio Garowe Reports. Mogadishu ambulance 

service officials said they have saw 11 dead bodies of civilians and assisted more than 10 

wounded people who are currently admitted in various hospitals across the restive capital. 

February 2011 

Violence killed 36 in Bula Hawo 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Violence_killed_36_in 

_Bula_Hawo.shtml 

Feb 28 - Fighting in Southern Somalia killed at least 36 people on Sunday as government troops 

and rebel fighters clash in third day, witnesses and residents said. 

Residents said pro-government soldiers backed by Ethiopian forces engaged Somalia's main 

opposition fighter, Al-Shabaab in their strongholds of Bula Hawo where the scene of heavy 

exchanges of shell and gunfire between the two sides ensued since dawn. 

According to eyewitnesses, 21 civilians were killed by mortars in the intense fighting around the 

resident houses. 32 others were wounded. However, Sheikh Ali Mohamud aka Ali Rage, a 

spokesman for Al-Shabaab said Kenyan government has allowed Ethiopian troops to attack us 

from Mandera town. 

Dozens killed in fierce Somalia fighting 



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Feb 28 - At least 24 people have been killed and 15 injured in violent clashes between Somali 

government troops and Al-Shabaab fighters south of the capital Mogadishu, witnesses say. 

The victims, mostly civilians, were caught in the crossfire in the ongoing conflict between the 

warring sides, a Press TV correspondent reported. 

Mortar shells reportedly fired from government forces positions missed their targets and landed at 

houses in Bula Hawo, a strategic town across neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia in Southern 

Somalia. Witnesses say scores of civilians have been caught in the fierce fighting in Somalia over 

the past three days. 

Al-Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohammud Raghe has blamed the government forces and 

Ethiopians troops for launching the attacks on the fighters' bases and shelling civilian areas. 

Somalia: New Offensive Causes Scores of Casualties 

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=5064&cat=fieldnews&ref=home-sidebar-right 

Feb 28 - Amidst fierce fighting in and around Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, dozens of severely 

wounded people is being treated by Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 

medical teams. 

Since a joint Transitional Federal Government-African Union Peacekeeping Force (AMISOM) 

launched an offensive on February 20 against armed opposition in parts of south-central Somalia, 

MSF teams working at the main hospital in Daynile, a town on the outskirts of Mogadishu, treated 

more than 170 people as of February 27, many suffering from severe war-related injuries. 

Among the wounded were 27 children under 14-years of age, and 39 women, all with blast- or 

gunshot-related injuries. The MSF team performed 43 surgeries, including 21 laparotomies (major 

abdominal surgical procedures). Eighteen people died during the one week period. 

115 people die in Somali government assault on al-Qaida-linked militants in recent days 

http://hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Feb/115_people_die_in_somali_government_assault_on_al 

_qaida_linked_militants_in_recent_days.aspx 

Feb 27 - A government offensive against al-Qaida-linked militants largely subsided Sunday as 

officials said that at least 115 people had been killed since the violence started several days ago. 

Ali Muse, the chief of the Mogadishu ambulance service, said that 49 civilians had died and 157 

had been wounded since the government launched the operation Wednesday. 

In addition, at least 60 militants have been killed along with six peacekeepers, according to 

Biyereke Floribert, a spokesman for the Burundian peacekeepers who are serving in the African 

Union force backing the Somali government. 

Fresh clashes kill 69 in Somalia 

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=236464 

Feb 27 - Fresh clashes between Al-Shabaab fighters and government soldiers backed by 

African Union forces have left 69 civilians killed and over 100 injured in Somalia. The clashes 

broke out after Al-Shabaab fighters attacked houses in Balet Hawo Town of the southern region 

of Gedo with artillery fire. 

Meanwhile, twenty five Al-Shabaab fighters have reportedly been killed and over 30 others were 

injured in clashes in Galgaduud region of Wardhumadle Town. The town is said to have been 

forced out of the control of Al-Shabaab fighters. 


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Somali forces warned against harassment of civilians in captured areas 

http://www.bbcmonitoringonline.com/mmu/mmu?page=77&action=view&item=20&srchid= 

004wc0l&sw=0 

Feb 26 - Officials of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFG] police force have 

cautioned government forces against harassment of civilians in areas they capture from the 

opposition in Mogadishu. 

The spokesman for the Somali police, Abdullahi Hasan Barise, told the media that government 

forces were expected to look after civilian property and warned that stern action would be taken 

against anyone found to be harassing members of the public. 

TFG police stands accused of harassing and robbing of civilians in parts of the capital under their 

control. 

UN voices alarm over plight of trapped civilians as fighting intensifies 

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37624&Cr=somali&Cr1 

Feb 25– The United Nations today voiced alarm over the plight of Somali civilians caught up in 

the fighting pitting forces of the country‘s transitional government, who are backed by African 

Union peacekeepers, against insurgents of the Al-Shabaab armed group. 

Some 300 Somalis fleeing the fighting have crossed the border into Kenya over the past few 

days, Melissa Fleming, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 

told reporters in Geneva. 

―We have received reports from them of many injuries. Other civilians, including women, children 

and the elderly, remain trapped and unable to reach safety,‖ she said, voicing concern over what 

the agency said appears to be a coordinated offensive against Al-Shabaab militants on multiple 

fronts, namely in the capital, Mogadishu; Beled Weyne in Hiiraan region; and Beled Hawo in the 

Gedo region. 

Somali anti-insurgent push leaves 50 dead 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jinDBlMmEMAPYqDhKKMqaEYADc 

Kg?docId=CNG.97fd7d31409a22b937a0af220188ab56.3e1 

Feb 23 - Somali government forces backed by African Union troops on Wednesday launched a 

fresh offensive against Al Qaeda-inspired rebels, leaving at least 50 people dead nationwide, 

witnesses said. 

"We have counted at least 20 civilians killed," Ali Muse, head of the Mogadishu ambulance 

service said. 

Residents spoke of one dead insurgent in the capital and several said Shebab fighters had also 

displayed five bodies they said were dead Burundian soldiers from the African Union (AMISOM) 

force, bringing the toll for the capital to 26. 

12 Killed in Continued Clashes in Mogadishu 


Feb 22 - At least 12 people have been killed in latest wave of violence that rocked different parts 

of Mogadishu, witnesses and medics said. In the restive capital of Mogadishu, fierce shelling and 

gun battles erupted on Monday and continued into Tuesday in the northern neighborhoods of 

Hodan, Hawlwadag and Bondhere. 


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Witnesses said the fighting accompanied by incessant shelling were in response to attacks by Al- 

Shabaab fighters on military bases housing pro-government forces. "Seven civilians were killed 

when mortar shells smashed parts of Bakara market. 

Bitter shelling also that rocked other parts of the city," said eyewitness. Medics confirmed the 

death of at least 12 civilians include two AMISOM soldiers and injuries of more than 25 civilians 

who were caught on the cross fire. "Our rescue workers collected over 10 bodies and 25 injured 

civilians since Monday's fighting from different parts of Mogadishu," said officials. 

Somali Islamists car bomb kills 17 in Mogadishu 

http://af.reuters.com/article/somaliaNews/idAFLDE71K06S20110221?sp=true 

Feb 21 - A suicide car bomb by rebels who profess loyalty to al Qaeda killed at least 17 people 

near a police training camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, and police forecast the 

death toll would rise. 

Al Shabaab, which claimed responsibility for the attack, has waged a three-year insurgency to 

topple the U.N.-backed interim government they consider a stooge of the West, restricting its writ 

to just a few blocks of Mogadishu. 

Clashes Break Out in Boohoodle in Second Day 


Feb 21 - Buuhoodle — Heavy clashes between Somaliland forces and Sool, Sanaag and Ceyn 

SCC rebel group re-started in the second day in the village of Maygaagle in Boohoodle district in 

Sool region in northern Somalia, locals said on Monday. 

Witnesses said heavy gun battle and bombardments, which the two warring sides had been 

exchanging, could be heard around the battle zones. 

Sources told Shabelle that at least 8 people were killed and more 10 others hurt during the 

clashes today. 

Eight Killed, 15 Injured in Mogadishu's Second Day Fighting 


Feb 20- As battle between Somali transitional federal government forces supported by African 

Union peacekeepers get into second day and at least 8 have been killed and 15 others hurt. On 

Sunday morning, people in Mogadishu woke up with heavy gun battle and artillery barrages. Most 

of today's clashes took place in the districts of Hodan and Howlwadag in the Somali capital 

Mogadishu. 

A haphazard mortar hit a civilian bus traveling in Bakara, very populated market in Mogadishu, 

killing at least two people, and wounding 11 others, according to a witness in the area.However, 

the fighting today was not as heavy as yesterday's battles. 

More than 20 killed in Mogadishu weekend fighting 

http://hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Feb/more_than_20_killed_in_mogadishu_weekend_fighting. 

aspx 

Feb 20 - At least 15 civilians, two African Union soldiers and six foreign fighters have been killed 

in weekend fighting in Mogadishu, witnesses, medical and security sources said Sunday. The 

African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said the fighting was triggered by its discovery of a 

mile-long trench system used by the Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab insurgents in the capital. 


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The force said in a statement the Shebab were "using the trench and tunnel system to infiltrate 

fighters closer to AMISOM positions without detection. It also acted as a protected logistic resupply 

and casualty evacuation route." The Shebab "counter-attacked in a desperate attempt to 

recover this vital asset," AMISOM said in a statement, triggering two days of intense clashes 

pitting rebels against Somali soldiers backed by AMISOM. 

Both sides claimed victory in the fighting, which kicked off before dawn on Saturday and claimed 

its customary toll on civilians, killing at least 15 of them over two days. Ali Muse, who heads 

Mogadishu's ambulance services, told AFP his teams had collected the bodies of four civilians on 

Saturday and five more on Sunday. 

Most of the fighting was centered on the southern districts of Hodan and Holwadag but shells also 

strayed into neighbouring districts. Witnesses said six other civilians, three of them siblings, died 

after a mortar shell struck their home. 

AU troops express concern over civilian harassment by Somali forces, Islamists 

http://www.bbcmonitoringonline.com/mmu/mmu?page=77&action=view&item=21&srchid= 

004vdlk&sw=0 

Feb 19 - Amisom [African Union's Mission in Somalia] troops have said they are quite concerned 

about the harassment of civilians by government forces. 

The spokesman for Amisom troops, Barigye Bahuko, in an interview with Shabelle said Amisom 

troops are very concerned about the harassment of civilians by government soldiers in parts of 

the capital that are under the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFG] control. The 

spokesman said Amisom troops are disappointed about the harassment of civilians and will no 

longer tolerate the violations against the civilian population in areas under the government's 

control. 

Mr. Bahuko also said civilians in parts of the capital controlled by the Al-Shabaab Movement are 

treated far worse than those in areas under the government's control and that the Al-Shabaab 

has even barred humanitarian aid agencies from delivering aid to those affected by the prolonged 

drought in the country. 

Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Al-Shabaab Movement, Shaykh Ali Mahmud Rage alias 

Shaykh Ali Dheere, has dismissed claims by the Amisom spokesman, Barigye Bahuko, that 

civilians in areas under their control are mistreated. Shaykh Ali Dheere said of the 10 regions in 

Somalia that are under Al-Shabaab's control, none of the residents have been mistreated but that 

many civilians have been killed in the few districts in Mogadishu controlled by the TFG in this 

month alone. 

Amisom - We Are Sorry for the Civilian Casualties Committed By TFG Soldiers 


Feb 18- African Union peacekeepers known as AMISOM on Friday expressed concern over the 

repeated civilian casualties committed by Somali government soldiers. The spokesman of 

AMISOM forces in Somalia, major. Brigye Bahuko said in an interview with Shabelle, a local radio 

station based in Mogadishu, that AU troops in Somalia are very sorry the arbitrary killings against 

ordinary people by Somali government forces in TFG controlled districts. 

Mr. Bahuko said AMISOM will not tolerate the continuation of meaningless killing against Somali 

innocent civilians. He indicated that Somali people in the areas under Al Shabaab control are 

facing more problems that they encounter in Somali government controlled districts. 

Skirmishes leave 17 dead in Mogadishu 



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Feb 16 - Heavy clashes between Somali government troops backed by African Union forces and 

Al-Shabaab fighters have left at least 17 people killed and many others injured in Mogadishu. 

Thirteen Somali soldiers lost their lives after bitter clashes broke out between Al-Shabaab fighters 

and the transitional government troops in Mogadishu's northern districts of Bondhere and Shibis 

late on Tuesday. 

The skirmishes continued till the crack of dawn, a Press TV correspondent reported on 

Wednesday. Four civilians were also killed and 25 others sustained injuries in the fierce gun 

battles. Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew 

former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. 

Four dead as Somali soldiers fire on Mogadishu demonstrators 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90034455?Four%20dead%20as%20Somali 

%20soldiers%20fire%20on%20Mogadishu%20demonstrators 

Feb 15 - Initial reports said that the demonstration was aimed at supporting Somali president 

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who on Monday welcomed parliament‘s decision to extend its own 

mandate for three years. 

Soldiers of the Somali transitional federal government opened fire on demonstrators chanting 

anti-al Shabaab slogans and words of support for the Somali government, killing at least four 

people and wounding 16 others, witnesses said on Tuesday. 

Organized by the administration of the Benadir region, hundreds of demonstrators were marching 

in the streets of the resort district of Hamar-weyne at the time of shooting. 

Abdinasir ilka-ase, one of the marchers, told All Headline News that demonstrators stampeded 

and ran in every direction after they came under fire. Some of them fell on the ground because of 

the shock caused by the shooting, he said. 

―I have seen four dead demonstrators lying at the center of a street near Villa Somalia, the 

presidential palace,‖ Ilka-ase explained. 

Mogadishu Elders Lambaste Civilian Casualties By TFG 


Feb 15 - Ahmed Diriye, the spokesman of Hawiye traditional elders on Tuesday lambasted 

Somali government whose soldiers fired Mogadishu protestors killing at least 4 people and 

injuring more than 10 others. 

Elderly man said that it is deplorable Somali government forces to aimlessly kill the people 

supporting TFG. 

Ahmed Diriye also indicated that the soldiers behind the shootout were enemy, adding that 

Somali government led by the prime minister Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed Farmajo has 

failed assuring the overall security and tranquility of Benadir region, particularly in the areas under 

its control. 

Somalia: Stop War Crimes in Mogadishu 

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/14/somalia-stop-war-crimes-mogadishu 

Feb14 - The scale and severity of the crimes during the intense fighting in Somalia in recent 

months demonstrates the need for an international commission of inquiry, Human Rights Watch 

said today. 


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A recent Human Rights Watch investigation found that all of the parties to the armed conflict have 

been responsible for indiscriminate attacks on civilians since May 2010. Some of these attacks 

may amount to war crimes. 

The intense fighting in Mogadishu, the capital, between the Islamist armed group al-Shabaab and 

the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and African Union peacekeepers over the 

past eight months has killed and wounded thousands of civilians and forced all but the poorest 

residents to flee the capital. 

7 civilians killed in Somalia clashes 


Feb 14 - At least seven Somali civilians have been killed as a result of fresh clashes between 

African Union troops and Al-Shabaab fighters. 

Clashes between African Union troops and Al-Shabaab fighters in the southern sector of 

Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, broke out on Monday, a Press TV correspondent reported. 

At least seven civilians have been killed and 30 others injured in the deadly crossfire, which has 

forced hundreds of residents to flee the area. 

11 Killed, 37 Wounded in Mogadishu Insurgency Clashes 


Feb 11 - At least 11 people were killed overnight Wednesday in the Somali capital Mogadishu in 

steet battles between government forces and insurgents, Radio Garowe reports. 

The fighting was concentrated in Mogadishu's Bondhere district, as Somali government forces 

backed by African Union peacekeepers (AMISOM) fought against Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab 

insurgents. Witnesses said all the 10 people killed in the fighting were civilians. But it was 

unknown the number of casualties on the side of TFG/AMISOM forces and Al Shabaab 

insurgents. 

Separately, two explosions in Wadajir and Dharkinley districts killed at least 1 person and 

wounded 20 civilians. The target of the explosions of Somali government soldiers, witnesses 

added. 

4 people died after bomb attacks occurred last night in Mogadishu 

http://www.somaliweyn.org/pages/news/Feb_11/11Feb16.html 

February 11 - Last night two separate attacks occurred in Wadajir in the Mogadishu‘s capital city 

of Somalia after unknown men attacked government soldiers in Mogadishu. 

The first one attacked checkpoint of the Government soldiers in Wadajir district killing two people 

including government soldiers and more than 6 people wounded some of them were serious 

condition. 

The place the attacks occurred is a very busy road and the government forces have not talked 

about this attack. 

Mogadishu Fighting Leaves Three Dead, 15 Wounded 



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Feb 9 - Fierce battle between Somali army backed African Union peacekeepers and Al shabaab 

fighters broke out in Mogadishu after the sunset, killing 3 persons and wounding more than 15 

others, witnesses and medics said. 

The fighting erupted after more Al shabaab fighters waged hit and run attacks on several military 

bases in Hodan and Holwdadag districts of Benadir region where Somali government military 

forces and AMISOM troops are based. 

Locals and witnesses said the two warring sides have exchanged heavy artillery barrages and 

shoulder launched missiles as it could be heard in many parts of Mogadishu neighborhoods. 

Ali Muse Sheikh, the coordinator of Mogadishu ambulance service told Shabelle Media Network 

that they had take to the hospitals in Mogadishu more than 15 people who were collected in in 

deferent neighborhoods of Benedir region. 

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87 Killed As Puntland Warns Somaliland 'Not to Attack Civilians' 


Feb 9 - A Cabinet minister in Somalia's Puntland government has warned the separatist region of 

Somaliland 'not to attack civilians' after heavy fighting Monday killed at least 87 people, Radio 

Garowe reports. 

A Puntland delegation led by Fisheries Minister Mohamed Farah Aden told Radio Garowe on 

Wednesday that the delegation is in Buhodle town to assess the drought and the impact of 

Monday's fighting. 

Somaliland troops fought against local clan militias in Kalshale village, which is located near 

Buhodle, part of Cayn region of Puntland. Local sources reported that the fighting started 

between two local clans -- Habar Jelo sub-clan of Isaaq clan and Dhulbahante sub-clan of Harti 

clan. But Somaliland troops intervened with full force. 

At least 65 people were killed on the Somaliland side while the local clans lost 22 men. 

Eight killed in disputed Somali village 

http://hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Feb/eight_killed_in_disputed_somali_village.aspx 

Feb 7 - Fighting broke out Monday in a village on the disputed border between Somalia's 

northern breakaway states of Puntland and Somaliland, killing eight, officials and witnesses said. 

According to the Somaliland defence ministry, clan militias from Puntland attacked a Somaliland 

army base in Kalshale village. 

"It is a pity that the clan militias from Buhodle district broke their promise to end the conflict in the 

region," Somaliland defence minister Ahmed Ali Adami told reporters in the regional capital 

Hargeysa. 

"They attacked the Somaliland armed forces in Kalshale village but the army responded and 

inflicted casualties on the enemy. We cannot provide further details on casualties at this time," he 

said. 

An elder in the Buhodle district, which lies on the southern end of the disputed border and near 

Ethiopia, said that the attackers had lost five of their men in the operation. 

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Feb5 - New clashes between Somali army backed militarily bay African union peacekeepers and 

al shabaab started in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, leaving 2 dead and 3 wounded, witnesses 

said on Saturday. 

The clashes began after Al shabaab fighters launched fierce hit and run attacks on Somali army 

and AMISOM military positions in Mogadishu's Hodan district. 

Local residents told Shabelle that heavy crackling machine fire and artillery barrages, which the 

two warring sides have been exchanging, could be heard throughout Mogadishu neighborhoods. 

This battle is a part of a daily clashes that take place in seaside Mogadishu city. 

Neither Somali government nor Al shabaab has released any statement about the clashes. But, 

civilians are said to be most of the victims those who harmed by the crossfire and mortars 

exchanged during the clashes. 

Al Shabaab, Ahlu Sunna Fight in Central Region 


Feb 3 - At least five people have been killed and eight others wounded after Al shabaab fighters 

and ahlu Sunna forces fought in a village in central Somalia, officials said. 

The fighting kicked off after Al Qaeda inspired group Al shabaab waged a premeditated attack on 

Ahlu Sunna military base in the village of Dhagahyale about 55 KM south of Guriel district in 

Galgudud region in central Somalia. 

Witnesses and locals told the local press the bitter battle and RPG gunfire could be heard in the 

village for more than an hour. 

Al shabaab claimed victory over the combats, saying it had killed a lot of Ahlu Sunna fighters. "Al 

shabaab has attacked Ahlu Sunna Waljama' after they raped a teenage girl in the area" the 

statement said. 

UNHCR Condemns Killings and Displacement of Civilians in Mogadishu 


Feb 4 - At least 15 people were killed and some 50 injured on Monday during clashes among 

Transitional Federal Government (TFG) security forces close to Banadir Hospital in south west 

Mogadishu. We are appalled by the loss of civilian lives and the complete disregard shown for 

their safety. 

This was the worst incident in Mogadishu so far this year, although sadly the Somali capital is no 

stranger to indiscriminate violence. Last year hundreds of Somalis were killed. 

According to available UN figures, at least 7,600 people reported weapons-related injuries in 

Mogadishu - an average of more than 20 wounded a day, and making this the worst year in a 

decade for civilian casualties. One in five of those injured was a child. The Somali capital is 

without doubt one of the most deadly cities anywhere. 

Violence kills 18 in Somalia 


Feb 4 - A fresh round of clashes in central and northern Somalia has left at least 18, including 

soldiers and fighters, dead and over 26 others injured as warring factions fight over control of 

positions. 


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Heavy fighting between pro-government forces and al-Shabaab fighters broke out on Thursday in 

the central Somali villages located near Guriel district, in Galgadud region, 300 km north of the 

capital, Mogadishu, a Press TV correspondent reported. 

Thirteen people, among them eight soldiers, died in the skirmishes while most of the villagers 

vacated the villages, fearing they may be caught in the bloodshed. 

Confrontation Restarts in Killing One, Injuring Three 


Feb2 - About one person confirmed dead and three others injured in Mogadishu bitter 

confrontation that was between Somali army joined by African Union peacekeepers and Al 

shabaab fighters. 

Local residents said that clash erupted after Somali government forces and AMISOM troops were 

attacked by Al shabaab fighters in several directions. Most of the fighting is said to have taken 

place in the districts of Hodan, Howlwadag and Bondhere in Benadir region. 

Witnesses in the areas told Shabelle Media Network that heavy gun battle and artillery barrages 

could be heard in the neighborhoods of war-decimated Mogadishu. Neither Somalia army and 

AMISOM nor Al shabaab has released any statements about the combat. 

Rising Number of Child Landmine Victims in Somaliland 


Feb 2 - Somalia's self-declared independent region of Somaliland has experienced an increase in 

landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) explosions in the recent past, with officials calling for 

mine awareness education in schools, as children have been the main victims. 

"Child victims of land mines have increased in Somaliland in the past two months," Ahmed Ali 

Maah, director of the Somaliland Mine Action Center (SMAC), told IRIN. "Some 93 children have 

been killed by landmines in the past three years." 

Farhan Abdi Saleban, a child protection officer with Comprehensive Community-Based 

Rehabilitation in Somaliland (CCBRS), a local NGO, said three children died and five were injured 

by landmines in January; and two others were injured in December 2010. 

"Case fatalities and injuries associated with mine and UXO explosions have lately increased in 

the country," Saleban said. "A high proportion of the victims are children, according to 

comparative data/information recorded for the past two months." 

5 killed in Mogadishu, as firm begins work at airport 


Feb 1 - At least five people including civilians were killed Tuesday in Somalia‘s war torn capital 

Mogadishu, as a foreign firm began services work at the city‘s main airport, Radio Garowe 

reports. 

Two separate explosions in Mogadishu targeted Somali government forces and African Union 

peacekeepers (AMISOM), which protect the government‘s main installations including the 

presidential palace, the port and the main airport. 

Two Somali police officers and one civilian were killed in a roadside bombing and seven other 

people were wounded, witnesses said. Somali police spokesman Col. Hassan Barise blamed Al 

Shabaab insurgents for planting the deadly roadside bomb, while underlining that government 

forces were conducting investigations. 


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Soldiers' Shooting Rampage Condemned 


Feb 1 - Members of the transitional federal parliament and Mogadishu traditional elders on 

Tuesday similarly condemned yesterday's civilian shoot out at Mogadishu Benadir intersection 

and committed by some of Somali government soldiers in Mogadishu.Ali Mohamoud Farah better 

known as (Ali Seko) has told Shabelle that Somali parliament is very sorry about the civilian 

casualties by Somali government,. 

Mr. Ali Seko described the shocking incident as deplorable, saying that it is needed and 

necessary Somali forces who committed against Mogadishu civilian people to be put on trial as 

soon as possible. For his part, Ahmed Diriye, the spokesman of Hawiye traditional elders based 

in the seaside war-torn Mogadishu has vehemently condemned the incident saying that it 

shocking. 

January 2011 

20 killed in Mogadishu as TFG soldiers open fire indiscriminately 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_20_killed_in_Mogadis 

hu_as_TFG_soldiers_open_fire_indiscriminately.shtml 

Jan 31 - At least 20 people were killed Monday including many civilians after Transitional Federal 

Government (TFG) of Somalia soldiers open indiscriminate fire upon civilians, Radio Garowe 

reports. 

The incident happened near Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, after TFG soldiers killed a fellow 

soldier "dressed in civilian uniform." 

Witnesses said the dead soldier, who had a pistol tucked in, was killed after TFG troops became 

suspicious of him. Fellow soldiers from the dead soldier's unit were in an "argument" with the 

attacking troops when indiscriminate gunfire was opened. 

Among the dead were women and two employees of Banadir Hospital, sources added. "Some of 

the dead cut into pieces. The wounded survivors...some of them had their legs or arms cut off," 

said a woman, who was helping the wounded persons. 

10 Killed, 20 Wounded in Mogadishu Fighting 


Jan 29- At least 10 people were killed Saturday in the Somali capital Mogadishu as daily violence 

continued between government forces and insurgents, Radio Garowe reports. 

Witnesses in Mogadishu's Bondhere, Hodan and Howlwadag districts reported intense street 

battles, with at least 5 civilians among the dead. Mogadishu medical sources said 16 wounded 

civilians were rushed to local hospitals for treatment. 

Al Shabaab insurgents, who claimed responsibility for the fighting, said they targeted positioned 

manned by Somali government forces and their African Union (AMISOM) allies. Some reports 

said artillery shells hit residential areas of Mogadishu, with two civilians killed in Wardhigley 

district and one person killed in Yaaqshiid district, where no street fighting took place. 

Number of War-Wounded in Mogadishu Escalates 

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Number-of-War-Wounded-in-Mogadishu- 

Reaches-Highest-Level-in-a-Decade-114713914.html 


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Jan 27 - Somalis wheel a wounded civilian, at Medina hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, who was 

wounded by mortar shrapnel during clashes between Somali insurgents and African Union 

troops. 

The International Committee of the Red Cross reports the number of war wounded in the Somali 

capital Mogadishu last year was the highest in a decade. It says the staff at two ICRC-supported 

hospitals treated a record number of people caught in the crossfire of opposing forces. 

More than 6,000 patients were admitted to Keysaney and Medina hospitals last year. The figure, 

provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross, compares with 5,000 treated at the 

Mogadishu hospitals in 2009 and around 2,800 the previous year. 

ICRC spokeswoman Nicole Engelbrecht says the number of war wounded in 2010 reached new 

heights. ―There have been several peaks, but this is a new number and a higher number than in 

previous years and it looks like it shows a tendency because there is no end in sight to the 

fighting in Mogadishu," she said. "And the influx to the hospitals of patients with severe wounds 

does not seem to stop.‖ 

Death Toll Rose As Calm Returned Mogadishu Battle-Zones 


Jan 27 - As the fighting between and Al shabaab fighters and Somali government forces joined by 

African Union peacekeepers stopped Wednesday afternoon, the death is so far confirmed had 

risen to 10 people while at least 20 others wounded. 

A resident at Bondhere district told Shabelle Media Network that shaky calm returned the 

Mogadishu's battle zones, adding that the warring sides are on face to face each other so far. 

Most of yesterday' combats had taken place in the districts of Hodan, Howlwadag, Bondhere in 

northern and southern parts of Mogadishu. 

Amisom Apologizes for Mogadishu Civilian Casualties 


26 Jan - African Union peacekeepers in Somalia on Wednesday took their apology for Mogadishu 

civilian casualties one after AU soldiers opened live gunshots on civilian people, who rushed to 

help a little boy hit accidentally by vehicle in Mogadishu, wounding four innocent civilian people. 

Gen. Cyprien, one of AMISOM officials in Mogadishu told the local media that they are very sorry 

for civilian casualties that committed by soldiers of AMISOM forces against civilians in the street 

between KM4 junction and Mogadishu international airport. 

The AMISOM official spelled out that they captured and took the soldiers committed the shooting 

against Mogadishu civilians into custody as soon as AU forces received the message of shooting. 

He added that there are busy in conducting investigations on how and why the incident took 

place, pointing out they do the probe with the help the of Somali government officials to produce 

remarkable results. 

10 Killed in Capital on 20th Year of War 


Jan 26 - At least 10 people were killed in Somalia's war-battered capital Mogadishu on 

Wednesday, marking the 20th year of the Somali conflict, Radio Garowe reports. 


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The street battles were concentrated in Mogadishu's Hodan and Bondhere districts after Al 

Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab insurgents attacked positions controlled by Somali government 

forces and their African Union (AMISOM) allies. 

Local sources reported that at least 6 civilians were among the dead and there were some 25 

wounded persons receiving emergency treatment at Mogadishu's hospitals. 

AMISOM arrests soldiers who hurt Mogadishu civilians 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90032178?Somalia%3A%20AMISOM%20arr 

ests%20soldiers%20who%20hurt%20Mogadishu%20civilians#ixzz1FWGSMK9X 

Jan 26 - One day after AMISOM soldiers shot and wounded four civilians, who rushed to help a 

teenager hit accidentally by a vehicle, African Union peacekeepers in Somalia on Wednesday 

said they had taken those soldiers committed the shooting into custody. 

Speaking to local media; AMISOM Deputy Force Commander Maj. Gen. Cyprien Hakiza 

apologized for the civilian casualties. 

―We are very sorry for civilian casualties that committed by soldiers of AMISOM forces against 

civilians in the street between KM4 junction and Mogadishu international airport‖ Cyprien 

said. ―We are very sorry for civilian casualties that committed by soldiers of AMISOM forces 

against civilians in the street between KM4 junction and Mogadishu international airport." 

AMISOM will work with Somali authorities to investigate the shooting; however local civilians are 

already using the incident to protest against African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu. It is the 

second such alleged incident by AU troops in only four months. 

10 Killed in Central Region in Battles between Shabaab and Ahlu Sunna 


Jan 25 - At least 10 people mostly fighters were killed in central Somalia during Tuesday battles 

between Al Shabaab insurgents and the pro-government Ahlu Sunna militia, Radio Garowe 

reports. Local reports said the fighting took place in three villages south of Guri El, a small trading 

town in Galgadud region of central Somalia. 

Witnesses reported the violence in War-dhuumo-leh, Dhagah-yale and El Got villages, all located 

in Galgadud region. Galgadud has been the epicenter of violence between Al Shabaab's 

northbound violent expansion and Ethiopian-backed Ahlu Sunna Wal Jam'ea militias, which 

control the region's key towns including the provincial capital, Dhusamareb. 

AU Forces Shoot and Wound Civilians in Mogadishu 


Jan 25 - At least 4 civilian people have been wounded in Mogadishu after African Union 

peacekeepers fired civilian bus, witnesses said on Tuesday. Local residents told Shabelle Media 

Network that the civilian bus was traveling the main road between KM4 junction and Mogadishu 

international airport when it came under fire from AMISOM forces based in building there. 

Before the shooting, a crowd of people had rushed to help a young boy hit accidentally by a 

running vehicle and that caused AMISOM forces to suspect the crowd of the people and open 

fire. Locals said the injured people were rushed to a hospital in the capital for treatment. The 

officials of African Union peacekeepers in Somalia have not released any comments about the 

civilian casualties so far. 

22 people killed in Mogadishu, Middle Shabelle attacks 


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http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_22_people_killed_in_Mogadi 

shu_Middle_Shabelle_attacks.shtml 

Jan 22- At least 22 people including many civilians were killed in Somalia‘s capital Mogadishu 

and in Middle Shabelle region, Radio Garowe reports. The fighting erupted Friday afternoon and 

continued into the evening and the morning hours of Saturday, locals said. 

Intense street battles in Mogadishu's Bondhere and Hodan districts claimed at least 12 lives and 

wounded 13 persons, most of whom were civilians. Medical workers at Mogadishu's Daynile, 

Keysaney and Medina hospitals reported treating critically wounded civilians. 

It was not clear how many casualties were sustained by the fighting sides. The battles were 

between African Union peacekeepers (AMISOM) and Al Shabaab insurgents who control many 

regions in south-central Somalia. 

7 civilians killed in battle for Mogadishu 


Jan 8 - At least seven civilians have been killed and several others were injured in heavy clashes 

between Somali government troops and Al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu. On Saturday, a battle 

broke out between Al-Shabaab fighters and transitional government troops, backed by African 

Union forces, in the northern district of Hodan. 

Witnesses said that a barrage of mortar shells hit mainly residential areas in the Hodan district 

and caused civilian casualties. "I saw the dead bodies of seven civilians lying near an intersection 

around Bakara Market -the biggest and busiest market in Mogadishu," said an eyewitness, who 

spoke on condition of anonymity. 

4 Die as Govt Forces Clash in Mogadishu 


Jan 6 - At least 4 civilian people have been killed and three others injured after soldiers loyal to 

Somalia's transitional federal government clashed in Mogadishu, local residents reported on 

Thursday. The confrontation is said to have broken out in the neighborhood of El-gelow in 

Mogadishu's Wadajir district when two of Somali soldiers argued bitterly and caused the 

confrontation. 

Heavy gun-fire which warring soldiers were using could be heard throughout neighborhoods of 

Wadajir district. Locals told Shabelle that the wounded civilians were taken the local hospitals in 

the city for treatment. 

19 killed in Mogadishu clashes, govt forces mutiny 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_19_killed_in_Mogadis 

hu_clashes_govt_forces_mutiny.shtml 

Jan 1 - At least 19 people were killed during heavy clashes on Saturday, with government forces 

staging a violent mutiny in a separate incident, Radio Garowe reports. The fighting sparked 

overnight Friday after Al Shabaab insurgents attacked bases of Somali government forces and 

their African Union (AMISOM) allies in Hodan district. 

Witnesses reported that many civilians including children were killed during the nighttime fighting. 

At least 25 wounded persons were admitted to Mogadishu‘s Medina Hospital.Al Shabaab military 

spokesman, Sheikh Abdiaziz Abu Musab, claimed that the insurgents killed 15 AMISOM 

peacekeepers and 30 Somali soldiers 

December 2010 


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Overnight Fighting Kills Five in Mogadishu 


Dec 28 - At least 5 people have been killed and more than 10 others wounded after government 

forces backed by African Union peacekeepers attacked by fighters loyal to Al shabaab 

movement, witnesses said on Tuesday. According to local residents, the fighting, which is said to 

be the heaviest in the last few days, broke out after Al shabaab fighters launched premeditated 

attacks on several military bases by African Union peacekeepers known as AMISOM and Somali 

government forces in northern parts of Mogadishu. 

Heavy gun-battle and crackling of machine guns could be heard in many neighborhoods in the 

sea-side Mogadishu city. Because of excessive bombardments the warring sides exchanged in 

the Somali capital Mogadishu, the sky turned into red, a witness told Shabelle Radio. 

More than 15 of seriously injured civilians died in Mogadishu hospital 

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7710736-more-than-15-of-seriously-injuredcivilians-died-in-mogadishu-hospital 

Dec 24 – More than 15 of the seriously injured civilians rushed to Medina hospital in the Somali 

capital Mogadishu died in the past 24 hours as many others were reportedly in a critical condition, 

according to health officials. 

The officials of Medina hospital in southern Somalia told all voices reporter Hassan Osman that 

76 civilians wounded in latest clashes between the transitional government of Somalia backing by 

the African Union troops AMISOM and Al-shabab fighters were deployed to the hospital recently 

adding that many of them died in the past hours while more others were in a critical condition. 

Most of the people were wounded at their houses in the north of the capital where there had been 

heavy shelling and face to face gunfire between the rivals. 

―At least 76 wounded civilians were brought to the hospital, 20 of them were returned back to 

their houses as they got treatment and 34 of them were made sleep in the hospital, but 16 of 

them died for their serious condition, because their injuries were very hard,‖ said a statement 

from the officials of the hospital. 

Most of areas where the people died include parts of Hodan, Hawl-wadag and other districts in 

north of Mogadishu and many of them were rushed to Kedsaney, Daynile and Medina hospital in 

Mogadishu. 

Clashes claim 23 lives in Somalia 


Dec 22 - At least 23 people have been killed when heavy clashes broke out between al-Shabab 

fighters and Somali troops backed by the African Union forces. 

The fighting took place in the Somali capital of Mogadishu and Hiiran region on Wednesday 

morning, leaving at least 23 people, including five soldiers, dead and nearly 21 others injured, a 

Press TV correspondent reported. 

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned last week that hundreds of civilians 

have been injured in fighting in Somalia in recent months. 

The Geneva-based humanitarian institution has said that a total of 5,000 patients with war 

injuries, including 1,900 women and children, were admitted to Mogadishu's Keysaney and 

Medina hospitals from January through September. 


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The figures show a 25 percent increase in the total number of war casualties and 72 percent 

in the number of war-wounded women and children admitted to the hospitals compared to 

last year. 

Some 4,000 patients with war injuries, among them 1,100 women and children, were taken to 

Mogadishu's two referral hospitals in 2009. 

Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew former 

dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. 

Over the past two decades, up to one million people have lost their lives in the fights between 

rival factions and due to famine and disease. 

There are more than 1.4 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Somalia. Over 300,000 of 

the IDPs are sheltered in Mogadishu. 

Most of the displaced live in poor and degrading conditions at makeshift sites in southern and 

central Somalia, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 

8 die in Mogadishu bomb blast, Al Shabaab shells presidency 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020860173?Somalia:%208%20die%20in%20Mogadish 

u%20bomb%20blast,%20Al%20Shabaab%20shells%20presidency#ixzz1BCcfr6jx 

Dec 20 - Violence rekindled in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu Monday, with a roadside 

bomb and shelling of the presidential palace killing at least eight and injuring more than seven. 

The bomb, which targeted Somali forces as they were traveling through the city, took the lives of 

five people. 

A witness said four of the dead were government soldiers. An elderly woman was also among 

those killed. 

Ahmed Yare, a government officer, denied any government troops died in the blast, saying that 

three soldiers were wounded. 

No group has claimed the responsibility for the bomb attack so far. 

Separately, militants loyal to Al Shabaab pounded Somalia‘s presidential palace, killing three 

people and injuring more than seven. 

Residents said one of the mortars hit a restaurant near the presidency. One person was killed. 

The injured were women and children. 

Scores killed in Mogadishu as government launches new hospital 

http://horseedmedia.net/2010/12/18/somalia-scores-killed-mogadishu-governmentlaunches-hospital/ 

Dec 18 - The Somalia‘s fragile government which controls a few blocks in the capital of 

Mogadishu has for the first time announced the launch of new hospital in Mogadishu, on Friday. 

It has been a very busy time for both government and its international supporters to launch such 

a hospital in the capital, but finally it did, the hospital will treat the Somali federal troops, 

according to government official. 

Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said that the government troops would not be treated in 

the local public hospitals in Mogadishu. 


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―…Today is a historic day for all Somalis in the country and those living abroad; we succeeded to 

launch this new healthcare for our troops, especially those who get injury and face the dangers 

when they are defending the government from the attacks of the militia groups‖, said Somalia‘s 

president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. 

Present at the launch ceremony of the hospital that is located inside the presidential palace in 

Mogadishu, were officers from the AU peacekeeping force and other senior government officials. 

―…We are proud to have such a hospital for our troops, because it is known that our armed forces 

have long been forgotten and neglected by the government, having so much problems in 

Mogadishu, but we will soon solve these problems, and we will get back to where we once were, 

we will provide the needed services to our people and forces….‖, said the Somali prime minister 

Mohamed Cabdullahi Mohamed known as Farmajo. 

The latest fighting that hit the capital of Somalia Mogadishu between the Somali troops with the 

help of AU force and Al shabaab has killed 15 people including civilians and injured more, 

witnesses told Horseed Media on Saturday. 

Some residents put the death toll as high as 20 people 

Clashes, Shelling Broke Out in Mogadishu 


Dec 16 - Heavy fighting with bitter shelling between the transitional government of Somalia 

backing by the African Union troops AMISOM broke out in parts of the Somali capital Mogadishu 

on Thursday according to witnesses. 

The fighting started at the war zones in Hodan and Hawl-wadag districts in Mogadishu as the 

Islamist fighters attacked bases of the transitional government soldiers and AMISOM in the areas, 

killing 6, while many others wounded during the clashes between the two sides. 

Witnesses said that AMISOM targeted shelling to Bakara market while several people killed, 

wounding other, but Major Barigye Bahuko, the spokesman of AMISOM had denied the 

allegations that AMISOM shelled to Bakara market. 

Al-shabab spokesman claimed victory over fighting in north Mogadishu adding that they had 

seized military bases of AMISOM and transitional government troops in north of the capital 

Mogadishu. 

Health officials said that more wounded civilians were rushed to Medina hospital in south of the 

capital Mogadishu. 

15 civilians killed in Somalia clashes 


Dec 11 – A fresh round of clashes between government troops and al-Shabab fighters has left at 

least 15 people dead in Somalia, which remains gripped in a wave of reprisal attacks. 

Fierce shelling and gun battles erupted in the restive capital of Mogadishu on late Friday, and 

spilled over into the northern neighborhoods of Hodan Hawlwadag, Abdiasis, and Yaqshid and 

Bondhere, killing at least 10 people and injuring many others, a Press TV correspondent reported 

Saturday. 

According to witnesses, the latest spate of fighting, which was accompanied by incessant 

shelling, was in retaliation to an earlier attack by al-Shabab fighters on a military base housing 

pro-government forces. 

Hospital officials say that the violence claimed the lives of at least 10 civilians; however, other 

reports indicate that some government soldiers were also among the casualties. 

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Dec 10 - At least 35 people were killed Thursday as intense violence continued in the Somali 

capital Mogadishu, with reports saying two insurgent factions fought each other in Bay region 

northwest of Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports. 

Many of the dead were civilians in Mogadishu's Bondhere, Shibis, Hodan and Daynile districts, 

according to witnesses and medical workers. 

Ali Sheikh, head of Mogadishu's ambulance service, said 17 wounded civilians were transported 

to local hospitals for treatment. Other sources reported that at least 30 people mostly civilians 

were wounded during the clashes. 

Fighting in Mogadishu on Thursday led to at least 20 deaths, with local sources reported that at 

least 8 insurgents were killed in the fighting, which erupted after African Union troops (AMISOM) 

shut down Industry Road that connects Mogadishu‘s various quarters. 

Officials from Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu have not 

commented publicly on the day‘s violence. Upwards of 60 people mostly civilians have been killed 

this week alone in Mogadishu. 

Hawiye Elders Call for Amisom to Halt Shelling in Mogadishu 


Dec 6 - The traditional elders of Hawiye clans have called for the African Union troops AMISOM 

to halt shelling falling into the civilian populated areas out of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 

chairperson said on Monday 

Mohamed Hassan Had, the chairperson of Hawiye clans said that there were more shell fires 

landed into many different areas in the capital and affected the people in those areas suggesting 

AMISOM to stop shelling far a way zones. 

"We have told AMISOM troops to cease the shelling, because it might cause only civilian 

casualties. We had informed many times earlier and we are now repeating AMISOM to halt it," 

said Mohamed Hassan Had. 

The chairperson had also expressed concern over the continuing fighting in north of the Somali 

capital Mogadishu calling for the transitional government and its opposition to seize the deadly 

clashes and shelling in north of Mogadishu very soon. 

22 killed, 35 wounded in two days of Mogadishu clashes 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_22_killed_35_wounded_in_t 

wo_days_of_Mogadishu_clashes.shtml 

Dec 5 - At least 2 2 people have been killed and more than 35 others wounded in two days 

of fighting between African Union (AU) forces and al-Shabab fighters in the Somali capital, 

Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports. 

On Saturday, the fighting caused 12 deaths and 20 wounded, while at least 10 people were killed 

and 15 others wounded during Sunday's heavy clashes. 

The heavy artillery exchange came after fighting broke out between AU troops and members of 

al-Shabab group in Mogadishu's northern district of Shibbis and Bondhere—where AMISOM 

forces controls. 

―We have collected seven dead bodies and ferried twelve wounded people ‗mostly civilians‘ to 

hospitals in Mogadishu when the both warring side fired mortars to busy places," said Mogadishu 

ambulance worker on Saturday. 

However, the latest spate of violence came on the same day Somali Prime Minister Mohamed 

Abdullahi claimed that his troops killed several Al-Shabaab militant in the fighting between AUbacked 

government troops and the militants in the recent days. 


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"Forty three al-Shabab fighters were killed and scores of others suffered wounds as they attacked 

African Union as well as government positions and engaged in fierce crossfire with AU troops," 

said Prime Minister Farmajo. 

November 2010 

Heavy firefight kills nine civilians in Mogadishu 

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Nov 30-A heavy firefight between African Union forces protecting Somalia's fragile government 

and Islamist rebels killed at least nine civilians in Mogadishu Tuesday, medical sources and 

witnesses said. 

Witnesses said many of the civilians were killed in Bakara market in southern Mogadishu which 

was struck by mortars fired by the AU forces. 

"Our medical team has collected around nine civilians who were killed in the shelling in Bakara 

market and neighborhoods in northern Mogadishu‘s Karan district. They also reported 21 injured 

civilians,"said Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service. 

Other witnesses said as many as 11 civilians were killed in the latest fighting. 

"The African forces started firing heavy artillery shells at Bakara and other neighbourhoods after 

fighting broke out at their positions in Hodan and Karan districts. I saw 11 civilians killed in the 

shelling, five of them in one spot at Bakara," said Omar Moalim Adan, a witness. 

Another witness, Deqow Ahmed, who counted "more than ten dead" said the mortars were fired 

from the Ugandan forces' base in the Debka area of town. 

"Mortar fire was raining down on the market while many were shopping.It was a terrible incident 

and everyone rushed to take cover in the concrete buildings," Ahmed explained. 

Somali government forces denied accusations by residents that the AU troops -- comprising 

Ugandan and Burundian soldiers -- were firing indiscriminately at residential areas. 

"The violent elements were firing mortars and anti-aircraft weapons during the fighting and the 

African Union troops returned fire. But I can assure you that they never targeted civilian populated 

areas," said Abdi Isa, a government security official. 

The AU mission officials were unreachable for comment. 

Heavy fighting between the two sides has killed hundreds of civilians and driven tens of 

thousands of others from the capital. 

18 civilians killed in Somali clashes 


Nov. 27 - Heavy clashes between al-Shabab fighters and African Union (AU) troops have left at 

least 18 civilians dead and more than 30 others injured in Somalia. 

Heavy clashes erupted in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday, a Press TV correspondent 

reported. A artillery shell fell on a crowded market as the two sides exchanged heavy fire. 

Hundreds of people have reportedly fled the Bakaara market. 

Al-Shabab accuses African Union troops -- backing Somalia's transitional government -- of 

invading the country. The fighters say they will continue their battles until the AU forces withdraw 


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from Somalia. On Wednesday, the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia confirmed that its troops 

shot and killed at least two civilians and injured several others in Mogadishu. It described the 

shooting as accidental and apologized for the deaths. The AU peacekeeping force, which has 

been in Somalia to prop up its Western-backed government, has long been accused of killing 

civilians in the African nation. 

Somalia 'most dangerous for civilians' 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/crime/news/article.cfm?c_id=30&objectid=10690109 

Nov. 26 - The only ambulance service in Mogadishu said more than 4200 bystanders have died 

in warfare over the past two years, and a United States group that works to prevent civilian 

deaths said Somalia was more dangerous for civilians than Afghanistan or Iraq. 

The seaside capital sees frequent barrages of mortars, rockets and artillery shells fired 

between Islamist insurgents like al-Shabaab and pro-government forces who protect the sliver of 

land controlled by the UN- and US-backed Somali Government. 

The head of the city's ambulance service, Ali Muse, said pro-government forces from the African 

Union and Somali troops were to blame for the majority of the civilian deaths - about 80 per cent. 

The service's report was released yesterday. 

Ambulance service: 4,200 Somalis killed in 2 years 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/24/AR2010112401371.html 

Nov. 24 - The only ambulance service in war-torn Mogadishu said Wednesday that more than 

4,200 bystanders have died in warfare the last two years, and a U.S. group that works to prevent 

civilian deaths said Somalia is more dangerous for civilians than Afghanistan or Iraq. 

The seaside capital sees frequent barrages of mortars, rockets and artillery shells fired between 

Islamist insurgents like al-Shabab and pro-government forces who protect the sliver of land 

controlled by the U.N.- and U.S.-backed Somali government. 

Amisom Deliberately Fires At Civilians, Kill, 2, Injure 9 in Mogadishu 


Nov. 23 - At least 2 civilians were killed and 6 others seriously wounded after a convoy of the 

African Union troops AMISOM had deliberately opened fire at the people between Aden Adde 

airport and KM4 intersection in the capital, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Tuesday. 

The people were injured around Kalunka neighborhood near Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu as 

they were at their business centers while more others were traveling in the areas. 

17 dead, 45 injured in Somalia fighting 

http://www.hindustantimes.com/17-dead-45-injured-in-Somalia-fighting/Article1-627774.aspx 

Nov. 18 - At least 17 people died and 45 others were injured in the Somali capital Mogadishu 

Wednesday during fighting between Islamist insurgents and African Union (AU) peacekeepers. 

Heavy shelling and exchanges of fire followed an insurgent attack on an AU peacekeeping 

base, killing civilians, according towitnesses and officials. 

"We have collected 17 dead bodies and 45 other wounded civilians," Ali Muse Sheikh, the head 

of Mogadishu's ambulance service, told DPA. "Most of the casualties occurred in the two main 

markets in Mogadishu." Eight civilians died when an AU shell landed in the busy Bakara market 

area, one witness told DPA. 

Shelling continues to kill civilians 


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http://www.sunatimes.com/view.php?id=525 

Nov. 10 - The strongholds of Al-Shabaab in southern parts of Mogadishu in Somalia have been 

bombed overnight by the African Union troops killing five civilians and eight more wounded, 

witnesses told Suntimes on Thursday. 

The shelling hit partly of the districts of Wardhigley, Howlwadag, Hodan, Karan and Yaqshid 

where the insurgent rebel groups have heavy presence to face against the government backed 

by the African Union peacekeepers. 

October 2010 

Three People Killed in Sporadic Fighting With Heavy Shelling in Mogadishu 


Oct. 31 - At least three people have been killed and four others wounded in a sporadic fighting 

with heavy shelling between the troops of the transitional government of Somalia and Al-shabab 

fighters in Mogadishu overnight, witnesses said on Sunday. 

Locals said that the clash was between Al-shabab fighters and the AMISOM troops mainly the 

Burundian forces based at Jalle Siad building in the northwest of the capital Mogadishu adding 

that the fighting started as Al-shabab fighters attacked the military base of Burundian troops in the 

area. 

Roadside Bomb Targeting AMISOM Leaves 7 Dead In Somalia 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020381651?Roadside%20Bomb%20Targeting%20AMI 

SOM%20Leaves%207%20Dead%20In%20Somalia 

Oct. 30 - At least 7 people were killed, including African Union Peacekeepers and civilians, in a 

roadside bomb attack targeting an AMISOM convoy in Mogadishu. The bomb exploded as an 

AMISOM convoy was traveling on Warshadaha Street in the Somali capital. 

One of the AU trucks was completely destroyed in the blast, that also left three people wounded. 

After the explosion, a short confrontation erupted between African Union forces al Shabaab 

militants, killing three civilians and injuring 4 others. 

10 civilians killed by AMISOM troops in southern Somalia 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/10_civilians_killed_by_AMISOM_troo 

ps_in_northern_Somalia.shtml 

Oct. 28 - At least 10 people were killed and more than 25 others wounded after pro-government 

forces fired mortars in two days fighting in Somali capital Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports. 

Most of those killed and wounded were civilians after AMISOM troops fired several mortars to 

Hodan, H/wadag, Yaaqshiid, Wardhiigley, and Boondheere, northern part of Somalia. 

―The recent night, many mortars landed Mogadishu regions, killed 10 people and injured dozen 

others,‖ said one of government official in Daynile Hospital. Currently, no comment from the top 

government official‘s side over the indiscriminate attacks that killed mostly women and children. 

10 dead in latest Mogadishu clashes 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Wararka_19/Somalia_10_dead_in_latest_Mogadis 

hu_clashes.shtml 


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Oct. 25 - At least 10 people have been killed and dozens others injured in fresh wave of violence 

between Somali government forces and insurgent group that engulfed parts of war-torn Somalia 

capital Mogadishu, witnesses and Medical official said. 

Fierce gunbattle and shelling rocked Mogadishu's northern districts of Hodan where fighters 

from rebels attacked positions of pro-government forces backed by African Union peacekeepers. 

―A mortar landed to our house last night in Hodan, killed 2 people, me and three other suffering 

minor-injuries,‖ said of the victim of the attack in Medina Hospital. Witnesses said incessant 

shelling destroyed residential areas, causing civilian casualties. 

Fighting killed 20 people in southern Somalia 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Fighting_killed_20_people_in_souther 

n_Somalia.shtml 

Oct. 22 - Unsuccessful offensive by Somalia's strongest hard-line group has killed at least 25 

people dead, injured 50 others as the insurgent group attempted to re-seized strategic town in 

Southern Somalia from government forces, an official and a witness told Garowe Radio. 

Fighting between Somalia's Al-Qaeda-inspired radicals and government militia erupted late 

Thursday in Balad hawo, bordering Kenya and Ethiopia. ―I saw over 20 dead bodies lying in the 

streets of the town after the combat, since morning there was no conflict but some resident 

started fleeing,‖ a businessman told Garowe Online. 

Islamist Fighters Clash, Killing Five at Bakara Market in Mogadishu 


Oct. 17 - A bitter clash between Al-shabab and Hizbul Islam fighters broke out at Bakara market 

in the Somali capital Mogadishu; killing 5 of warriors injuring more others, witnesses told Shabelle 

radio on Sunday. Reports say that the fighting started as Hizbul Islam fighters attacked a court 

belonging to Al-shabab fighters in the market and both sides killed 5 including civilians and 

warriors as their war continued. 

6 Killed As Clashes Continue In Mogadishu 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020189880?6%20Killed%20As%20Clashes%20Contin 

ue%20In%20Mogadishu 

Oct. 12 – At least six people have been slain and 10 others hurt as sporadic fighting continues 

between Somali government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist 

insurgents, medical officials said Tuesday. 

Al Shabaab militants launched an attack on AMISOM bases in Mogadishu. Government forces 

and African Union peacekeepers repulsed them, witnesses said. Most of the clashes occurred 

along Shaqalaha Street, which is very important for the government‘s movements. 

3 Killed, 6 Injured In Heavy Fighting In Somalia 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020175523?3%20Killed,%206%20Injured%20In%20An 

%20Heavy%20Fighting%20In%20Somalia 

Oct. 11 - Three people have been killed and more than six others injured in artillery battles 

between Somali government forces and AMISOM troops against Al Shabaab militants in parts of 

Somalia‘s capital city Mogadishu, residents said Monday. 

Villagers said the fighting broke out when Al Shabaab hard-liners fired mortars at Transitional 

Federal Government and African Union peacekeepers' bases in Hodan district early Monday 

morning. 


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30 people killed in three days of Mogadishu clashes 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_30_people_killed_in_three_ 

days_of_Mogadishu_clashes.shtml 

Oct. 5 - More than 30 people have been killed and 51 others were wounded in three days of 

heavy fighting between soldiers of UN's backed government backing by AMISOM and Alshabaab 

fighters that erupted in Somali capital of mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports. 

Fighting carried many casualties to innocent civilians in the past three days which exploded in 

northern part of Somalia, injured dozen people mostly fighters. "We killed many government 

soldiers include pro-government troops, we burn a tanker," Hizbul Islam spokesman said. 

However, witnesses said that pro-government seized new bases on Monday. According to a 

witness who spoke with Garowe Online, several mortar shells landed in and around the Bakara 

market -- the biggest and busiest market in Somali capital, killed many civilians and injured dozen 

others when Islamist fired AU troops. 

11 civilians killed in Mogadishu clashes 


Oct. 3 - At least 11 civilians have been killed and several others injured in clashes between 

warring factions fighting for control of positions in the Somali capital Mogadishu.The clashes 

broke on Saturday when al-Shabab and Hizbul Islam fighters attacked positions of Somali 

government forces in the northern districts of Hodon and Hawlwadag. The pro-government 

forces, backed by African Union troops, fired salvos of mortars at the crowded Bakara market, 

which claimed the lives of 11 people and left 14 others injured, the Press TV correspondent in 

Mogadishu reported. 

September 2010 

Four People Dead in Mogadishu Clashes 

http://www.sunatimes.com/view.php?id=448 

Sept 27- At least four people have been confirmed dead after the Transitional Federal 

Government Forces supported by the African Union peacekeepers clashed with Al-Shabaab 

militias in the capital. 

The fighting has started when Al-Shabaab militias shelled the Golaha Shaabka parliament 

buildings with grenades and mortar attacks. A parliamentary meeting was going on during that 

time. TFG and AMISOM forces have responded and later on the fighting spread towards the 

Bakara market. 

A mortar attack that hit the vegetable section of the Bakara market is reported to have killed 

three people while another one that hit a bus terminus killed one person. Civilians living in 

Mogadishu are the most affected by the ongoing violence in Mogadishu who are not involved in 

the fighting. (Sunatimes) 

Businessmen Call On Government, AMISOM to Stop Shelling 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020015367 

Sept 25 - Somali businessmen on Saturday called on the Somali Transitional Federal 

Government and African Union peacekeepers to stop shelling Bakara, the largest and busiest 

market in the Somali capital. 


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In an interview with a local radio station, Ali Mohammed Siad, known as Ali Dhere, the chairman 

of Bakara Market businessmen, appealed to both Somali government and AMISOM troops to 

stop bombarding the market, which is a heavily populated area. 

Siad said barrages by AMISOM had a great impact on the commercial area‘s movements and 

activities, and the market may have to shut down. ―The government is needed to speak with 

African Union officials to stop bombardments completely which kill many [innocent] people,‖ 

Siad said during the interview. 

He accused AMISOM forces of mass killing, referring to the people dying in Bakara Market 

because of indiscriminate shelling. Nathan Mugishu, land force commander of the African 

Union Mission, has denied charges that AMISOM is indiscriminate and haphazard in its shelling, 

saying ―it is known those [who] pound mortars on the civilian people.‖ He didn‘t specify who he 

meant. 

Bakara is an area tightly controlled by Islamists and government officials say it is where 

Insurgents organize themselves to launch attacks. The statement by the Bakara businessman 

comes after days of fighting between government forces backed by AMISOM against Islamist 

insurgents. About 85 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in recent violence in 

Mogadishu. (AHN) 

Two killed, 17 wounded in clashes in Mogadishu 

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/09/25/somalia.violence/index.html?section=cnn_latest 

Sept 25- At least two people were killed and 17 others wounded as clashes between government 

forces and Islamic militants rocked parts of Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday, a local ambulance 

group said. The clashes erupted around the city's notorious Bakara market -- a stronghold for 

militants fighting to overthrow the U.N.-backed transitional Somali government, said Ali Musa, 

director of an ambulance group in Mogadishu. "Mogadishu is a city at an endless war. People 

can get caught in violence at any time of the day", said Musa, whose ambulance group plays a 

vital role in helping victims of the country's continued war. (CNN) 

Heavy shelling, clash starts in Somali capital 


Sept 22 - Clash with mortar shells between Al-Shabaab and government troops backing the 

African Union troops has started in Mogadishu on Thursday morning just days after there had 

been calm situation in the capital. 

Emergency traffic officials said that the fighting had broken out in many district in south and north 

Mogadishu, killing civilian while more other wounded. They said the number of deaths and 

wounded was not clear. (Mareeg.com) 

15 die in Somalia as parliament demands gov't vote 

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/15-die-in-somalia-as-parliament-meets-to-demandvote-of-confidence-on-weak-government-103053564.html 

Sept 16-Mortar rounds fired by suspected Islamist insurgents crashed into Somalia's 

government complex on Thursday, killing three government soldiers, wounding a member of 

parliament and triggering a counterattack that killed a dozen more people. The attack happened 

while parliament was in session to pass a motion asking leaders of the shaky government to 

appear within three days for a vote of confidence. 

One Member of Parliament was wounded in the face and five government troops were also hurt. 

Government and African Union troops responded by firing mortars into the main Bakara 


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Market. At least 12 people were killed and 40 were wounded there, said Ali Muse, the head of 

Mogadishu's ambulance service. (AP) 

Eleven killed in Mogadishu battles 

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EKIM-8953K8?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FS 

Sept 8 - At least 11 people including civilians died on Wednesday in fighting between African 

Union troops backing the Somali government and Islamist rebels, officials and witnesses said. 

The AU forces attacked the hard-line Shabaab rebels in the north of Mogadishu while other 

clashes erupted in the south of the war-ravaged Somali capital. 

"The violent elements serving Al Qaeda tried to advance to the government controlled areas 

yesterday (Tuesday) but they were moved back this afternoon and there are many of their dead 

fighters lying around the positions they fled," government security official Mohamed Adan said. 

Adan said three of their soldiers were killed and seven wounded. 

Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service, said they had picked up bodies of some 

eight civilians killed by heavy artillery used by both sides. 

"We have collected (the bodies of) around eight civilians who were killed in the fighting this 

afternoon and 36 others were injured," Muse said. Witnesses in Mogadishu's southern Hodan 

district said some of the injured were still trapped inside their houses amid the clashes. (AFP) 

Ten killed, dozens wounded in fighting in Somali capital 

http://www.bbcmonitoringonline.com/mmu/mmu?page=77&action=view&item=9&srchid=004d30f 

&sw=0 

Sept 5 -The Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Al-Shabaab Islamic Movement 

have separately claimed victory in overnight fighting in parts of Mogadishu. 

At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded in the heavy fighting between government 

troops backed by AU peacekeepers and insurgents in parts of Mogadishu. The fighting which 

occurred in the neighbourhoods of Bondhere and Shibis districts prompted hundreds of families 

to flee their homes. Al-Shabaab has claimed victory in the fighting saying they had also seized 

weapons from AU peacekeepers. (Radio Gaalkacyo) 

August 2010 

6 Somali civilians killed in violence in Mogadishu 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g7OaI4_kjeHAo4UhlmP7vlWmrrwD9HTPUN80 

August 30: Fighting in Somalia's capital killed at least six civilians on Monday as clashes between 

Islamist militants and pro-government forces entered a second week. 

The weak, U.N.-backed Somali government appealed for more international help to beat back al- 

Shabab militants. The al-Qaida-linked insurgents threatened a new "massive" war last week, a 

pledge that has been followed by eight straight days of fighting. 

More than 70 civilians have been killed and at least 230 others wounded since Aug. 23, said Ali 

Muse, the head of Mogadishu's voluntary ambulance service. 

Muse said three women were killed Monday after a mortar crashed into the women's section of 

the busy Bakara market in the southern part of the capital, while three other civilians died in 


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different parts of the city. He said 17 others were also wounded after they were caught up in the 

heavy exchanges of fire between the warring parties. 

The exchange of mortars and artillery shells comes as Somalia's embattled government 

appealed for more help in its fight against the militants, who control much of the country's 

southern and central regions, including large portions of the capital, Mogadishu. President Sheik 

Sharif Sheik Ahmed said it was unrealistic to expect the forces of an ill-equipped government "to 

contain the evil al-Qaida-al-Shabab alliance." He said the militants aimed to destabilize the region 

and beyond. 

Last Tuesday al-Shabab militants wearing Somali military uniforms stormed a hotel favored by 

lawmakers in the war-battered capital and killed 32 people, including four parliamentarians. 

'17 killed in ongoing Somali violence' 


August 27: At least 17 people have reportedly lost their lives in the fierce fighting between al- 

Shabab fighters and government forces with both sides claiming advances. 

Eleven civilians died after an artillery shell struck a building on the fourth day of clashes in the 

Somali capital Mogadishu where continuing violence is claiming more lives, The Associated 

Press reported on Thursday. 

22 others, including five children, were also injured in the shelling, head of Mogadishu's 

ambulance service Ali Muse was quoted as saying in the report. 

Meanwhile, six other civilians were killed in a separate incident on Thursday. 

Earlier on Thursday, 21 people were wounded as the two sides exchanged heavy artillery and 

mortar fire near the capital's Bakara market. 

Corpses litter streets amid Mogadishu fighting 

http://www.irinnews.org/PrintReport.aspx?ReportId=90273 

August 24: Deadly clashes between Islamist insurgents and African Union-backed government 

forces cut off many parts of Mogadishu on 24 August, when dozens of people, including several 

MPs, were killed during an attack on a downtown hotel. 

"There is not one area [of the capital] that is safe today," said a civil society worker who asked not 

to be identified because she feared for her safety. 

"We are getting reports of dead bodies on most major roads in the city," she said, adding that the 

intensity of the fighting, which broke out on 23 August, meant the corpses were not being 

collected. 

"They are determined to kill what is left of this city," she added, referring to the warring parties. 

"Who will they rule if we are all dead? Whoever wins will rule corpses," she said. 

Ali Muse, who runs the city's ambulance service, told IRIN his teams had collected 34 bodies and 

more than 131 injured from various streets. 

"There are areas we could not reach, so I am sure the numbers will go up once we are able to 

reach all parts," he said. 


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A trader in Bakara market, the biggest in the country, said: "Since 3pm yesterday [23 August] we 

have not had a break from the shelling. As I am speaking to you two shells landed nearby." 

She did not say who had shelled whom but deadly exchanges of mortar fire between al-Shabab 

insurgents and troops of the 6,000-strong AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are frequent in the 

city. 

"We had no warning; they just started shelling when the market was full of people buying stuff to 

break the [Ramadan] fast," she said. 

Government says Alshabab mortars kill civilians in Mogadishu 

http://horseedmedia.net/2010/08/23/somalia-alshabab-mortars-kill-tens-mogadishu/ 

August 23: The Transitional federal government of Somalia, have accused Al Shabaab militants 

of killing civilians in Mogadishu shelling, on Monday. 

More than 15 people died and at least 80 injured in mortar attacks fired by Al-Shabaab towards 

civilian-populated areas, says statement released by the Ministry of Information. 

One of their mortars hit a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu. 

The government accused Al-Shabaab spokesperson for publicly declaring war against the Somali 

people and government on Monday. 

This shows their lack of regards for the holy month of Ramadan. It is against Islamic religion and 

Somali culture to fight against another Somali, says the press release by the Ministry of 

Information. 

The Somali Government condemns the attacks and loss of civilians. 

Shelling Targeted to Displaced Camps Kills Two, Injuries More in Mogadishu 


August 19: At least two people have been killed 4 others wounded after heavy shelling targeted 

to a displaced camps in parts of the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses said on Thursday. 

Shelling targeted to displaced camps kills two, injuries more in Mogadishu 

Witnesses said that several mortars had landed at the displaced camps in Hoga hospital in 

Hodan district around 5:00 pm, killing two of the civilians, injuring several others adding that it 

was unclear where the shellfire from. 

A teenager died and three others wounded around the universities in the capital when a stray 

mortar landed as the teenagers were playing football there in Mogadishu. 

The emergency traffic officials said they took 7 civilians to hospitals in the capital as the mortars 

continued in different areas in Mogadishu. 

It is unclear the main reason of the mortars and it comes as there had no been any clashes 

continued in war zones of Mogadishu today. 

8 of the displaced civilians around Digfer hospital had been killed while more than 20 others 

wounded as mortars targeted to camps where those civilians were homing before 2 nights. 

15 Killed, 60 Wounded In Battle 

http://www.eurasiareview.com/201008177113/somalia-15-killed-60-wounded-in-battle.html 


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August 17: At least fifteen civilians were killed on Monday and sixty others were wounded after 

clashes between Somali forces and rebel militias in Mogadishu. 

The clashes, which took place Taleh and Taribunka in the capital, included shells and mortars in 

Mogadishu. The fighting caused the death of civilians when mortars and artillery hit their houses. 

Some of artillery shells hit the main market of Bakara and other parts of the capital, a resident in 

Mogadishu told Eurasia Review. 

Eyewitness said that three children who were brothers were killed after mortar shells hit their 

home. Residents accused African Union peacekeepers of shelling civilians areas. 

Another eight displaced civilians died in the camp around Digfer hospital in Mogadishu after 

mortars hit the camp. 

Resident Alas Gutale told Eurasia Review that the clashes were the worst shelling since 

Ramadan begun. 

Ali Muse, director of Mogadishu's ambulance service, has confirmed the collection of about 53 

civilians from different areas as parts of Hodan, Halwadag and Bakara market. 

Rebel militias control most of southern Somalia while the weak Somali government backed by 

western countries runs only a little of the country, including the airport. 

The insurgents frequently fire mortars at the bases of the AU peacekeeping forces andthe weak 

Somali government, while the AU and government forces react in the areas controlled by the 

rebel group. 

Fighting in Somalia has killed over 21,000 Somalis since 2007 and 1.5 million people displaced 

inside the country while another 560,000 civilians have registered as refugees in neighbouring 

countries. Somalia is one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies. 

Somali MP denounces TFG and rebels for responsibility of deadly shelling 

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6505210-somali-mp-denounces-tfg-and-rebels-forresponsibility-of-deadly-shelling 

August 12: Salad Ali Jelle, One of the Somali MPs of the transitional government of Somalia has 

Thursday denounced both the Somali government and the Islamist rebels for the responsibility of 

the problems of the society. 

―You know that there are continuous shelling. There are more Somali civilians dying, more 

other displacing. The responsibility is for the mortars and shelling exchanging both the troops 

of the transitional government, AMISOM and the Islamist rebels,‖ said Salad Ali Jelle 

Mr. Salad Ali jalle had told reporters in the Somali capital Mogadishu that they were very sorry for 

the deadly mortars and continues fighting in Mogadishu that left the lives more asserting his 

speech that it was sorrowful accidents. 

―The mortars and heavy weapons throwing AMISOM are responsible for all members of the 

transitional government of Somalia mainly the government of Somali Prime Minister Omar 

Abdirashid Ali Sharma‘arke,‖ added Salad 

Salad Ali Jelle, a former defense minister of the transitional government of Somalia had also said 

that the parliamentarians were required to save the lives of the Somali people whom he pointed 

out that they were in a very critical condition for any side. 


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It was recently when AMISOM troops shelled at KM-13 village in out of Mogadishu where many 

of the displaced people left their lives while the remaining others re-displaced from their cottages 

in the village. 

5 Civilians Killed at Displaced People's Camps Near Mogadishu 


August 11: At least five people have been killed and 18 others injured on Tuesday after AMISOM 

troops launched mortars at KM 13 area in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports. 

The conflicts came after Al-Shabaab attacked AMISOM based in Madina district, the dead and 

wounded people were civilians. 

KM 13 is an area for the people who fled from the conflicts in the capital. 

"The mortars started midnight while we were sleeping, the people shocked. Majority who were 

displaced was women and children "said Ahmed Caga-weyne one of the IDPs at KM13 camps. 

Maryan Ali, an IDP mother of six, which her house was burnt after mortars hit told Garowe 

Online "the mortar erupted near my neighbor's houses, some of them dead and injured critically," 

She adds they slept outside of the camps. 

Dr. Abdirizak Ali Elmi [Washington], one of the Al-Hayat hospital doctors at KM 15, said they 

receive at midnight eight civilians who were critically injured by the mortars. 

Early on Tuesday the displaced people at KM13 camps fled from their homes after AMISOM 

troops shelled mortars at the camps. 

Somali government and AMISOM officers refused to comment about that incident. 

Mogadishu violence kills seven 

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MDCS-88NE85?OpenDocument 

August 4: (AFP) Fighting between Somali government forces and Islamist insurgents in 

Mogadishu killed seven people, shattering a week-long lull in the violence, medics and officials 

said Wednesday. 

Four people were killed and 26 wounded late Tuesday when the Al Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels 

attacked government troops, sparking an exchange of mortar fire, while three others were killed 

in a roadside bomb blast. 

"Two people, one of them a Somali government official, were killed in a roadside bomb attack 

which hit a group of people performing cleaning activities in Bondhere neighbourhood," Mohamed 

Abdullahi Arig, a regional spokesman, said. 

"A suspected insurgent fighter who had a remote control with him was also shot by the security 

forces after the explosion, which also injured eight civilians," he told AFP. 

He said the explosive device was in a plastic bag concealed in a pile of rubbish and added that 

the official was a junior member of the district administration. 

A brief skirmish broke out late Tuesday when insurgents attacked government forces in the 

Shantaged area, drawing mortar fire that caused four civilian casualties in the Shebab 

stronghold of Bakara. 


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Ali Muse, who heads Mogadishu's ambulance services, said two of the victims died of their 

wounds in his vehicles as they were being rushed to hospital. 

"Twenty-six other people were wounded when the shells crashed into the neighbourhood," he 

said. 

Mohamed Adan, a local resident who had three relatives wounded in the incident, said he saw 

two dead bodies after the explosions. 

Accounts from other witnesses corroborated the death toll. 

The last major clash in Mogadishu took place on July 27 when fighting pitting the insurgents 

against government troops backed by African Union forces broke out in the Taleh neighbourhood, 

killing at least 17. 

Rebels have been relentlessly attacking the regular security forces and the contingent in a bid to 

overrun the few blocks housing the embattled western-backed government and complete their 

power grab. 

July 2010 

Death toll in Somali fighting rises this year 

http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE66S0KQ20100729?feedType=RSS&feedName=top 

News 

July 29: MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The death toll in Somalia's long-running conflict rose in the first 

seven months of this year, driven up by increased shelling and fighting in the central region, a 

human rights group said on Thursday. 

Somalia has had no effective government for two decades and efforts by regional governments 

and the United Nations to install one have been hampered by an insurgency led by an al Qaedainspired 

group, al Shabaab. 

"At least 918 civilians died and 2,555 others were injured in violence since January," Ali 

Yasin Gedi, the vice chairman of Elman rights group told Reuters. 

"The death toll of the first seven months of 2010 is higher than that of the same period of 2009. 

Most of the casualties were caused by shelling by the warring groups in Mogadishu." 

At least 745 people died and 3,435 others were injured in the same period last year. 

20 die, 50 others rushed to hospital in heavy fighting, shelling in Somali capital 

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6389535-20-die-50-others-rushed-to-hospital-inheavy-fighting-shelling-in-somali-capital?print=true 

July 26: Heavy clashes and shelling between the transitional government troops and Al-shabab 

fighters has broken out in north of the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 20, wounding 50 others 

on Monday according to officials. 

The fighting between the two sides started shell fires exchanged by the rivals early on Monday 

morning and changed to face to face fighting at Shibis, Bondere and other neighboring districts in 

north of Mogadishu. 

―The fighting started on Monday morning shortly after mortars exchanged. It was continuing for a 

while. I live in parts of Bondere. We can not endure the sound of the gunfire between Al-shabab 


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and government forces. Now I can not go outside my house other wise the warring sides will 

shoot me as happened earlier. I was told that mortar had landed behind my house where several 

people died and wounded many others, but I can not confirm you the number of deaths and 

injuries,‖ said a frightening resident at the area. 

Health officials of Median hospital whom all voices‘ reporter contacted through the telephone said 

that 48 wounded civilians were rushed to hospital as the fighting continued in Mogadishu adding 

that the number of the injuries bringing to the hospital were increasing hour after hour. 

8 people killed in shelling in Somalia's capital 


July 25: A Somali official says eight people were killed in weekend skirmishes between 

insurgents and troops in the capital. 

Mogadishu ambulance service chief Ali Muse says five people died and seven were wounded late 

Saturday. A witness saw three more wounded people. Muse says three died and seven were 

wounded Sunday when mortars hit a market. He says most of the dead were civilians. 

Dozens killed in clashes between Somali government forces and Islamist militants 


July 21: Intense clashes between U.S.-backed Somali government forces and Islamist militants 

linked to al-Qaeda killed at least 53 civilians and wounded scores over the past week, a Somali 

human rights group said Tuesday. 

Fighting, including tit-for-tat shelling on heavily populated areas, has escalated in northern 

Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in the days since Somalia's hard-line al-Shabab militia asserted 

responsibility for bombings in the Ugandan capital of Kampala that killed 76 people watching the 

World Cup final on television at two crowded venues. 

"The shelling is continuing," Ali Yesin, deputy director of the human rights group Elman, said by 

phone from Mogadishu. "The situation is getting worse." 

Mogadishu fighting kills 14 civilians 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8XZeT1krfdo9kH6sS5AMyrGSKkQ 

July 19: Somalia's Shebab insurgents have launched a fresh drive to topple the country's weak 

president, sparking fighting in Mogadishu that killed at least 14 civilians, medics and witnesses 

said on Monday. 

The Al Qaeda-inspired militants, who last week claimed deadly suicide bombings in Kampala, 

rekindled their bid to seize northeastern neighbourhoods from which they could directly threaten 

the transitional government's key infrastructure. 

"The fighting broke out late Sunday and stopped overnight but resumed early Monday when the 

terrorist groups attacked our positions in Shibis and Abdulaziz neighbourhoods," government 

security official Ali Mohamed Dhere told AFP. 

Both sides, who have been battling for the same districts for months, claimed victory after 

exchanging artillery and gunfire for hours, often causing collateral damage and civilian 

casualties beyond the contested areas. 

It was not immediately clear how many combatants were killed in the fighting, but Ali Musa, who 

heads Mogadishu's ambulance services, said civilians once again bore the brunt of the violence. 


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"Our medical teams have seen the bodies of 10 civilians and collected 23 wounded," Musa said. 

"We also know that some people died far from the combat zone, as a result of artillery shelling." 

Hussein Abdullahi, a Mogadishu resident whose Karan district did not see any fighting, said a 

shell smashed into a home and set it on fire, killing four civilians. 

"Two of them were from the same family and the other were people who had sought refuge there 

when artillery fire started raining from the sky. One shell smashed into the house and killed 

everybody," he told AFP. 

In a similar incident, a stray mortar shell struck a Koranic school in the Hamarweyn 

neighbourhood late Sunday. 

One of the teachers, Moaliam Mohamoud Ali, said around 12 of his students were injured. 

Somali shell attack injures Koranic schoolchildren 


July 19: Ten children were injured when a shell struck a Koranic school in Mogadishu, during 

fresh fighting between Somali troops and al-Shabab Islamist rebels. 

The assault by the al-Qaeda-linked group began late on Sunday, targeting government and 

African Union (AU) bases in the Bondhere and Shibi districts. 

At least 10 people have been killed and 40 injured, rescue officials said. 

A UN-backed interim government has been struggling to contain the rebels, who control most of 

southern Somalia. 

The school struck by mortar was located in the Hamarweyne district of the capital - one of the 

few government-held areas of Mogadishu. 

"The mortar fell into the building of the school as the children were preparing to go home," 

Mo'allin Ali Mohamud, a teacher at the school told the BBC. 

Somalia president criticizes int'l community, 10 killed in Mogadishu 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_president_criticizes_int_l_co 

mmunity_10_killed_in_Mogadishu.shtml 

July 17: Somalia‘s interim president has criticized the international community for doing too little 

to help stabilize the war-torn country, as at least 10 people were killed in continued Mogadishu 

violence, Radio Garowe reports. 

Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the president of Somalia‘s Transitional Federal Government (TFG, arrived 

in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Saturday where he spoke publicly critical of the international 

community's role. 

On July 11, at least 70 people were killed in the Ugandan capital Kampala in bombings claimed 

by Al Shabaab insurgents in Somalia. President Sheikh Sharif vowed that the weak government 

he leads, which is cornered to a few districts of Mogadishu and protected by Uganda-led African 

Union troops, will "begin a new war to eliminate the anti-government groups and our troops have 

Clash kills two, wounds five others in Mogadishu 


July 14: At least two people have been killed and 5 others wounded in Mogadishu after heavy 

fighting between the Islamist fighters of Al-shabab and AMISOM troops based at Warshadaha 

building in the capital, witnesses said on Wednesday. 


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Residents said that the fighting broke out as Al-shabab fighters attacked Kulliyada Jale- Siad 

building at Warshada Street, a base for the Burundian forces in Mogadishu adding that two 

civilians were killed while 5 others wounded overnight. 

Both sides had reportedly exchanged heavy gunfire as the fighting continued and the few 

residents in the area had expressed concern over the continuous clashes there that often causes 

civilian casualties of deaths and injuries in the capital. 

Health officials also said that the wounded civilians were rushed to Medina hospital in southern 

Mogadishu where hundreds of injured civilians cured. 

There is no comment form both warring sides of AMISOM troops mainly the Burundians and Alshabab 

and the clash came two after the spokesman of Al-shabab Sheik Ali Dere said that they 

would carry out blasts in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi like the one they claimed and 

happened in Kampala. 

Al-Shabab, Amisom Fight in Mogadishu 


July 9: The Islamist fighters of Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen and AMISOM troops mainly the 

Burundian forces in Kuliyada Jalle Siyad, a base for the Burundian troops have bitterly fought 

there causing casualties of deaths and injuries, witnesses said on Friday. 

Reports say that the fighting broke out as Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen fighters attacked the 

base of the Burundian troops there and exchanged heavy gunfire with heavy shelling that 

affected civilians in the areas. 

Witnesses said that a civilian died while three others wounded as mortars exchanging both sides 

landed at Bakara market in the capital. 

All the movement of the traffic, people and business had returned normal on Friday morning and 

the latest reports from the area say that the situation of the warring zones returned normal. The 

fighting is part of the clashes between the two sides in Mogadishu. 

12 killed in fresh Mogadishu fighting 

http://www.zimbio.com/AFP+News/articles/YEGAyWagAAl/12+killed+fresh+Mogadishu+fighting 

July 5: Clashes erupted between Somali Islamists and government troops Sunday while a bomb 

targeted a senior official, with at least 12 people killed in the violence, officials and witnesses 

said. 

Rebels from the Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab movement attacked barracks housing local troops 

and African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu, sparking a heavy exchange of machinegun and 

artillery fire that left seven civilians dead. 

"Artillery fire struck a house in Shibis district and killed five people, three of them from the 

same family, 16 others were also injured in other incidents in the neighborhood," said witness 

Adan Muhidin. 

He said most of the victims were civilians trapped in the area since the latest wave of fighting in 

the Abdulaziz and Shibis districts of northern Mogadishu started Thursday. 

Another witness, Aisha Mohamed Isa, said he saw two other civilians caught in the crossfire, 

including an elderly woman killed in her house. 


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Several other witnesses confirmed the casualties. 

A Shebab spokesman in Mogadishu, Sheikh Abdaziz Abu-Musab, claimed victory in Sunday's 

clashes. 

"We attacked the barracks of the Christian forces supported by the apostate government militias 

this morning, we pushed them back and by the will of Allah, our forces have the upper hand," 

Abu-Musab told reporters. 

Somali information ministry spokesman Abdirisak Qeylow confirmed the fighting but denied his 

forces were defeated. 

Separately a roadside bomb hit the car of a senior finance ministry official in southern 

Mogadishu's Hamarweyn district on Sunday, killing five people, including three Somali 

government troops. 

"The official escaped the attack which was aimed to eliminate him,"said district commissioner 

Abdulahi Ibrahim Sahal. 

The casualties come after 31 people were killed in fighting on Thursday and Friday in Mogadishu. 

The hardline Islamist Shebab control most of the country and have been locked in a military seesaw 

with the Western-backed government for months for control of the seaside capital. 

Heavy fighting claims more lives in Somalia 

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/07/02/somalia.violence/index.html?eref=edition_africa 

&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/edition_africa+(RSS:+ 

Africa)&fbid=HlKm2iZEMgQ 

July 2: Clashes between hard-line Islamists and government forces killed six people and 

wounded 19 in Mogadishu on Friday as violence gripped the Somali capital for a third 

consecutive day. 

A shell hit a bus station in the northern part of the city, causing several of the casualties, said 

Ali Muse, director of a local ambulance group. Another shell landed near a mosque in southern 

Mogadishu, he told CNN. 

The heaviest shelling centered on mostly deserted neighborhoods where fighters from the al 

Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group are in control. 

At least 32 people have been killed in the three days of heavy fighting, including a patient waiting 

for treatment at a hospital. 

Earlier, eight journalists at an Al-Shabaab news conference were critically wounded. 

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that more than 200,000 Somalis have been 

forced to flee their homes this year, with most remaining within the country's borders because of 

heavily guarded checkpoints and difficulties in accessing transportation out. 

"Those who reach safety abroad speak of a dire situation inside the country," U.N. refugee 

agency spokesman Adrian Edwards said in a written statement. 

He said insecurity and lack of access is making it hard for humanitarian agencies to reach 

millions of people in need. 

17 Somalis die in battle between gov't, insurgents 

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/17-somalis-die-in-561823.html 


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July 1, 2010 MOGADISHU, Somalia — An artillery shell struck a building where families had 

sought shelter, killing 11 people, part of a day of violent battle in the Somali capital that saw a 

total of 17 people killed Thursday, an emergency official said. 

The shell that struck the building also wounded 22 others. Five children and three women were 

killed in the blast, said Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service. 

June 2010 

Somalia: shelling of Mogadishu's Keysaney Hospital results in death of patient 

http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/somalia-news-300610?OpenDocument 

June 30: Geneva (ICRC) – Keysaney Hospital in northern Mogadishu was hit by a shell 

yesterday afternoon, killing one patient and wounding another. The shell struck the triage 

building, where war-wounded patients were waiting for medical emergency care, destroying the 

roof, producing cracks in the wall and leaving the hospital more exposed than ever. The hospital 

was clearly marked with the red crescent emblem. 

"We are deeply concerned about the patients and staff at Keysaney. The situation is more than 

desperate when people cannot even feel safe in a hospital. Medical personnel and facilities are 

scarce in Somalia," said Dr Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, president of the Somali Red Crescent 

Society. "The services provided by Keysaney are absolutely vital." 

Although nothing suggests that the hospital was deliberately targeted, the International 

Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red Crescent remind all parties to the 

conflict of their obligation to spare medical staff and hospitals, clinics and similar facilities. Attacks 

may be directed only against persons taking a direct part in hostilities and against military 

objectives, and warring parties must spare the civilian population and civilian objects at all times. 

Keysaney is one of two ICRC-supported surgical referral hospitals in Mogadishu. It is managed 

by the Somali Red Crescent and accepts all patients, regardless of their clan and religious or 

political background. The ICRC provides the hospital with surgical equipment, medicines and 

training for doctors and nurses. Since the beginning of the year nearly 1400 war patients have 

been treated at the hospital, including over 300 women and around 200 children. 

Somalia: Latest Mogadishu clashes kill 20 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Latest_Mogadishu_clashes_ 

kill_20.shtml 

Jun 30: At least 20 people, mainly combatants have been killed and over 35 others, including 

journalists injured in heavy shelling and gun battle that pitted pro-government forces against 

rebel fighters in Somali capital Mogadishu within the last twenty four hours. 

Clashes erupted on Tuesday between pro-government militia Ahlu Sunnah Wal-Jama and 

fighters from insurgent. 

Shelling also rocked rebel-held northern districts of Shibis, Abdiasis and Bondhere, where 

reports said 8 civilians were killed and over 20 others injured. 

Civilians and government soldiers who injured in the latest fightings have been admitted in 

Mogadishu‘s Medina Hospitals. 

In one incident, barrage of artillery shells landed at a former police compound in Abdiasis 

district, where some senior Al-Shabaab officials were briefing journalists about their gains in the 


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latest calashes. Eight journalists, among those who attended the press briefing got minor injuries, 

according one of them. 

More than 100 injured civilians suffer from their injuries in Mogadishu hospital 

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6125967-more-than-100-injured-civilians-suffer-fromtheir-injuries-in-mogadishu-hospital 

June 21: MOGADISHU – More than 100 injured civilians including women, children and other 

people wounded in the bitter clashes and shelling in the Somali capital Mogadishu were suffering 

their injuries at Keysaney hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said on Monday. 

Ali Yusuf Mohamed, one of the officials of Keysaney hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu 

confirmed to the reporters that the hospital was hosting 107 wounded civilians brought form 

different areas in the Somali capital Mogadishu. 

Most of the patients were women and children wounded as the fighting between the traditional 

government troops with the African Union troops AMISOM and the Islamist fighters against the 

presence of the foreign troops in Somali capital Mogadishu. 

―I am with out legs and I lost them as a mortar shell landed in my house two of our family died 

while 6 of my children wounded. Now we are getting some medicines here. So the fighting and 

shelling had affected us badly indeed,‖ said one of the injured women in the hospital 

Bitter clash kills 5, injuries more in Mogadishu 

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6106609-bitter-clash-kills-5-injuries-more-inmogadishu 

June 18: MOGADISHU – At least 5 people have been killed and 6 others wounded after bitter 

fighting between the transitional government military troops and the Islamist fighters of Al-shabab 

that broke out in the Somali capital Mogadishu early on Friday morning, according to witnesses 

and officials. 

Government officials said that the fighting started as the Islamist fighters of Al-shabab had 

attacked their military bases at Derkenley district in the Somalia capital Mogadishu saying that 

they gained victories over the war as it continued early morning. 

Locals told all voices‘ reporter that both sides had exchanged heavy gunfire that could be heard 

all areas around Derkenley district, where the gun battle with shelling started on Friday morning 

in south of Mogadishu adding that they had seen the deaths of 4 civilians and three other injures. 

―It is unclear how the situation of the fighting would be, but I can confirm you that what is now 

going on is intolerable sound of bitter shelling and gunfire. We are afraid of to die if we go to out 

side of our houses, because we are between the two sides,‖ said Amino Omer, one of the 

residents in the area. 

The officials of Somali government said that their troops had defended from the forces that had 

attacked their military bases there adding that the situation of the warring zones returned normal. 

Health officials also said that several wounded civilians were rushed to Median hospital in south 

of Mogadishu indicating that the number of the injuries could be more than the rushed number. 

The real casualties of the fighting were unclear and there was no comment form the Islamist 

fighters who had fought with the military troops of the transitional government of Somalia in 

Derkenley district Mogadishu. 

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http://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/06/09/167s575771.htm 

June 9: At least six people were killed and almost 20 others were wounded on Wednesday after 

fierce battles, punctuated by heavy shelling exchanges raged between Islamist fighters and 

Somali government forces supported by African Union (AU) peacekeepers in Mogadishu, medical 

sources and witnesses said. 

"We took twenty injured people to the hospital while our staff spotted six bodies in different areas 

in the Somali capital, Mogadishu," Ali Muse, head of local emergency service told Xinhua. 

Shells were reported to have been landing in different neighborhoods in Mogadishu as the two 

sides exchanged heavy artillery fire which mainly hit residential areas in both governmentcontrolled 

and insurgent-stronghold of the restive Somali capital. 

Somalia clashes kill 'at least 20' 

Saturday, 05 June 2010 15:20 

http://www.ethjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2738:somaliaclashes-kill-at-least-20&catid=13:headlines&Itemid=19 

Fighting between Islamist al Shabaab rebels and Somali troops in the capital Mogadishu has 

killed at least 20 people and wounded 30 this weekend, a human rights group and medical 

officers said today. Residents said al Shabaab insurgents have sought to advance towards the 

presidential palace for the past four days but government troops and African Union peacekeepers 

have been trying to repel them. 

The fragile Western-backed transitional government of President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed only 

controls a small pocket of Mogadishu, with the help of African Union troops, and faces near daily 

attacks from Islamist rebels. Residents in the north of Mogadishu said government troops and 

rebels fought fiercely in Shibis neighbourhood and that both sides suffered several defeats in 

back and forth shelling. 

An ambulance service coordinator, told Reuters at least 30 people had been wounded in the past 

two days of clashes. "Most of the people were wounded in and around Bakara market," he said. 

A spokesman for the AU AMISOM force in Mogadishu said they would attack if al Shabaab, 

which Washington says is al Qaeda's proxy in the region, came too close. 

23 killed, dozens injured in Somalia fighting 

Thursday, June 03, 2010 6:01:02 PM by IANS 

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/23-killed-dozens-injured-in-somaliafighting_100374599.html 

Mogadishu, June 3 (DPA) At least 23 people have been killed and 61 injured in fighting between 

Islamist insurgents and African Union-backed government forces in the Somali capital 

Mogadishu, officials said Thursday. Fighters from the insurgent group al-Shabaab, which is 

pushing to oust the weak central government, exchanged artillery fire with the government 

forces for much of the day in northern Mogadishu. ―Our staff has so far collected 18 dead bodies 

and 61 wounded in northern districts. Some are far from the battle zone but the shelling reached 

everywhere,‖ Ali Muse Sheikh, head of Mogadishu‘s ambulance service, told DPA. 

May 2010 

Three civilians killed in Mogadishu killing 



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MOGADISHU, May 27, 2010 (Mareeg)—At least three civilians were killed Thursday and four 

others were injured in mortar shelling that hit in Yaqshid district in north Mogadishu. 

More mortars hit in more residential areas in Mogadishu where the Insurgents control. It is not 

known the reason behind the shelling, but reports say insurgents fired mortars to bases of 

government soldiers and they fired back heavier mortars to the areas. 

Residents say shelling in Mogadishu became nearly daily. More were killed in Mogadishu by 

mortars last week in the same district. 

Civilians have borne the brunt of the mortar exchange and the daily fighting in the capital. 

Fighting Breaks Out in North Mogadishu 

http://www.aljazeerah.info/News/2010/May/26%20n/Fighting%20Breaks%20Out%20in%20North 

%20Mogadishu,%20May%2026,%202010.htm 

May 26, 2010 ( Sh. M. network) – Heavy fighting between the transitional government of Somalia 

backing by AMISOM troops and the Islamist fighters of Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen has 

broken out in the north Somalia capital Mogadishu, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Wednesday. 

Reports say that the fighting broke out as the transitional government troops and AMISOM 

attacked military bases of Harakta Al-shabab Mujahideen who took over several areas in Shibis 

district recently. 

Residents told Shabelle radio that both sides had exchanged heavy gunfire with shelling that 

could be heard all directions in the district adding that the Islamist forces of Harakat Al-shahab 

Mujahideen had returned back to their positions lastly. 

Fighting in Somali capital kills 20, rights group 

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64M0S520100523 

May 23: (Reuters) - Fighting between Islamist al Shabaab rebels and Somali troops in the capital 

Mogadishu has killed at least 20 people and wounded 30 this weekend, a human rights group 

and medical officers said Sunday. Residents said al Shabaab insurgents have sought to advance 

toward the presidential palace for the past four days but government troops and African Union 

peacekeepers have been trying to repel them. 

"More than 20 people died and scores of others were injured Saturday and Sunday," Ali Yasin 

Gedi, the vice chairman of Mogadishu-based Elman rights group, told Reuters. 

"The government and Islamists are engaged in heavy shelling and mortars have landed in 

residential areas in the city." 

Mortar Shelling kills two civilians 


May 20, 2010 ( Mareeg) At least two civilians have been killed and three others have been injured 

after rebels fired mortars to seaport on Thursday. Residents say that the people who were killed 

and wounded were all civilians of one family in the district and lost their lives as a mortar shells 

landed at their house in Hamarweyne district in Mogadishu. 


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Reports say that the targeted of the mortar shells were the big seaport of Mogadishu where the 

two ships reportedly carrying weapons for the African Union troops AMISOM sailed. The shelling 

caused deaths of two civilians at Hamarweyne district mainly Aw Aweys neighborhood where 

also 3 others of the same family died as a mortar landed while the other residents in areas where 

shell fires falling had temporarily run away from their houses due to the bitter shelling. 

The exact casualties of the mortars shelling are yet unclear. Civilians born the brunt of the 

mortar shelling exchange in the capital when ever rebels and government soldiers fight. 

Mogadishu hit by heavy shelling 

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/05/2010516123629685647.html 

May 16, 2010 (Al Jazeera) At least 13 people have been killed in Somalia's capital, 

Mogadishu, after African Union peacekeepers exchanged mortar fire with fighters from the al- 

Shabab group. 

Members of the group, which is fighting to topple the UN-backed government, fired mortars at 

the parliament building on Sunday. Local police said that the artillery fire missed its intended 

target, but the African Union forces responded by shelling al-Shabab positions in Mogadishu's 

Bakara market. 

The return fire killed 13 civilians and injured dozens more, sources told Al Jazeera. 

"Several artillery salvos and mortars hit Bakara market," Ali Muse, the co-ordinator of a 

Mogadishu ambulance service, said. 

Nine killed as Somali forces attack insurgents 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h0rJIqwmVHXwY2aJ-PChauRWs_6Q 

May 12, 2010 (AFP) MOGADISHU — Somali government forces attacked hardline Islamist 

fighters Wednesday, sparking a fierce exchange of fire which left at least nine people dead, 

officials said. Somali Defence Minister Yusuf Mohamed Siad told AFP they raided the militia 

base in the capital Mogadishu in retaliation for an attack by the insurgents. 

Six of the dead were civilians while the others were fighters, medical sources and an AFP 

correspondent said. 

Four die in mortar shell attacks in Mogadishu 

http://beforeitsnews.com/news/41/682/Four_die_in_mortar_shell_attacks_in_Mogadishu.html 

Sunday, May 09, 2010 (BIN) At least 4 people have been died and nearly 11 others injured in a 

heavy shelling exchanged by Al-Shabab militias and African Union troops in the Somali capital 

Mogadishu, on Sunday. Residents told Before It’s News mortars shelling came after Al- 

Shabab militias landed mortars to the presidential place Villa Somalia and AMISOM troops 

bases in Mogadishu. 

―AMISOM fired back heavy mortars to Bakaro market and other near by neighbourhoods in 

Mogadishu after Al-Shabab fired mortars at the presidential place Villa Somalia and AMISOM 

troops bases at Makka Al-Mukkarama street,‖ Ilyas Abdulkadir a resident at Bakaro market told 

BIN on phone. Ali Muse, an ambulance service coordinator, told the media in Mogadishu that 

they collected four dead bodies and 11 injured on Sunday afternoon in and around Bakara 

market. 


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AMISOM always targets Bakaro market when the militias fire their bases and the civilians in the 

capital have expressed grave concern about the repeated shelling in Mogadishu‘s main market 

of Bakaro. 

Two Bomb Blasts kill at Least 30 in Somalia 

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/east/Bombs-Kill-30-at-Mogadishu-Mosque-- 

92581964.html 

May 2 (VoA) Two explosions inside of a crowded mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia have killed at 

least 30 people and wounded up to 70 others. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the 

attack. 

April 2010 

10 killed in Mogadishu shelling 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_10_killed_in_Mogadishu_sh 

elling.shtml 

Garowe Online-April 25-At least 10 people, mostly civilians are killed and 20 others injured in 

heavy shelling that rocked Somalia‘s restive capital Mogadishu on Sunday, eyewitnesses and 

medics said. 

The shelling erupted after insurgents launched mortar attacks on Somali presidential palace, 

where top Somali officials were holding meeting. 

African Union troops, who guard the villa responded with heavy mortar shelling, mainly targeted 

on rebel-held Bakara Market, and northern areas. 

―We collected 20 wounded people, some of them in serious conditions, from Bakara market, 

Wardhigley and Hawlwadag neighbourhoods,‖ said Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu‘s NationLink 

Ambulance Services, adding that the ambulance workers have seen at least 9 dead bodies. 

The violence is part of an insurgency that threatens to unseat the UN-backed Somali government 

in the chaotic capital of the war-torn country. 

31 killed, 100 wounded in Mogadishu violence 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_31_killed_100_wounded_in_ 

Mogadishu_violence.shtml 

Apr 13 (Garowe Online) - At least 31 people mostly civilians were killed in the Somali capital 

Mogadishu during heavy armed clashes and bombings on Tuesday, Radio Garowe reports. 

The violence started Monday afternoon when Al Shabaab Islamist insurgents used mortars to 

target Aden Adde International Airport, a heavily fortified compound and guarded by African 

Union peacekeepers (AMISOM). 

At the time, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), was 

flying out of the airport en route to Kampala, Uganda. The 5,300-strong AMISOM force is 

composed of Ugandan and Burundian soldiers On Tuesday, witnesses and other sources said 

many of Mogadishu‘s districts under the control of insurgents were shelled including Hodan, 

Howlwadaag, Yaaqshiid, Huriwa and Daynile. 


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AMISOM spokesman Maj. Behoku Barigye confirmed to reporters that at least two Somali airport 

employees were killed by insurgent mortars that hit airport grounds yesterday. 

But he rejected widespread reports that AMISOM peacekeepers shelled some of Mogadishu‘s 

populated districts. 

Ali Muse, an ambulance service worker, said: "We have seen 27 dead bodies and we have 

assisted 100 wounded civilians." 

Medina Hospital sources said some of the wounded victims have died at the hospital, including 

an old man. 

Separately, a series of explosions rocked the front of the Police Academy, killing at least people. 

Witnesses said four of the dead were Somali police officers. 

Al Shabaab insurgents claimed responsibility for staging the remotely detonated explosions. 

AMISOM spokesman Maj. Behoku denied that any AMISOM soldier was killed or wounded in the 

explosion, adding: "Our soldiers were not there." 

Mogadishu has been gripped by an Islamist insurgency since 2007, when Ethiopian troops 

invaded southern Somalia to dislodge Islamic Courts Union militia who had seized control of 

Mogadishu the previous year. 

Upwards of 21,000 people have been killed in the conflict since, with more than 1million civilians 

displaced. 

Somalia fighting leaves 19 dead in capital Mogadishu 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8616861.stm 

BBC-April 12-At least 19 people, many of them civilians, have been killed in an outburst of 

fighting in the divided Somali capital Mogadishu. 

Thirteen people died when African Union peacekeepers and government forces hit back after a 

militant attack on a military ceremony. 

Reports say the AU forces used heavy artillery in densely populated areas in what was the worst 

shelling in months. 

Another six people were killed by roadside bombs near Mogadishu airport. 

"It was indiscriminate shelling," Ali Muse, head of Mogadishu's ambulance services, told AFP 

news agency. 

"Our teams collected the bodies of 16 civilians, while 55 others were injured in the shelling. 

Several children are among the dead." 

The shelling started in the afternoon when Islamist fighters fired mortars at the presidential 

palace and airport during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the country's 

national army. 

Government troops backed by the AU reportedly responded with heavy artillery fire. 

3 Killed, 10 Wounded In Somalia Shelling 

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018344091 


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AHN-April 8 - Heavy shelling killed at least three persons and wounded 10 others in Mogadishu 

Thursday. 

An insurgent group fired mortars at Aden Ade International Airport, prompting retaliation from 

the African Union peacekeeping troops, which guards the airport. 

Most of the casualties from the mortar exchange were in the Hodan district of the capital. Parts of 

Mogadishu‘s main Bakara market and neighboring Black Sea neighborhood also were affected. 

At least 20 civilians killed in Somalia clashes 

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/03/at-least-20-civilians-killed-in-somalia-clashes/ 

April 3: At least 20 civilians were killed and dozens injured in clashes between Islamic militants 

and government forces in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, hospital officials said Saturday. 

March 2010 

In Somalia, violence kills at least 17 

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=121832&sectionid=351020501 

March 28: Violent clashes in Somalia erupted between military forces and local fighters have 

claimed the lives of at least 17 people. 

Fighting in Mogadishu kills 23 civilians 

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/fighting-in-mogadishu-kills-23-civilians-20100311pzs2.html 

Original source-AFP-March 10-Intense fighting between Somali government forces and Islamist 

insurgents on Wednesday left 23 civilians dead in Mogadishu, a medical source and witnesses 

said. 

Shebab militants, linked to al-Qaeda, used heavy artillery to target government positions in the 

north of the capital. Government troops counter-attacked later in the day, buttressed by armored 

vehicles from African Union peacekeepers. 

Both sides claimed victory. 

"We have recovered the bodies of 17 other civilians as well as 65 wounded," the head of 

Mogadishu's ambulance service told AFP. Three other civilians were killed in crossfire, 

witnesses said, while officials earlier said they had collected three bodies that morning. 

Among the casualties, nine were killed by an exploding shell, witness Muhidin Adan Idris said. 

"There were pieces of human flesh everywhere. It was horrible," he said. 

At least nine killed in Mogadishu clash 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gOTmAHMZP3RALMfQMpe_HJYU87CQ 

AFP-March 3-At least nine Somalis were killed and more than 30 wounded in an exchange of fire 

between government forces and Islamist insurgents in Mogadishu, witnesses and medics said 

Wednesday. 


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Government forces moved in late Tuesday on positions held by fighters from the Al Qaedainspired 

Shebab rebel group in the southern area of Tarbunka, sparking a heavy exchange of 

gunfire and mortar rounds. "Five civilians, including a child, died near Bakara. Three of them 

were killed by a mortar shell while the other two were caught in the crossfire," local trader 

Hussein Mohamed told AFP. 

Several other Mogadishu residents who witnessed the intense skirmish gave the same 

provisional death toll. A senior medical source added that three wounded people died of their 

injuries shortly after being admitted to hospital. "More than 30 civilians injured during the clashes 

were brought in and so far three of them died," Mohamed Yusuf, director of the capital's main 

Medina hospital, told reporters. 

February 2010 

Three dead in heavy fighting, shelling in Somali capital 

http://www.bbcmonitoringonline.com/mmu/mmu?page=77&action=view&item=7&srchid=003ueth 

&sw=0 

Original source-Radio Galkayo-Feb 20-Reports reaching us from Mogadishu say three people 

have died and two others wounded in heavy fighting and shelling between Somali government 

troops backed by African peacekeepers and insurgents in Mogadishu on Saturday evening. 

The fighting is reported to have started when insurgents fired mortars at a government base 

intensifying the fighting in parts of Heliwaa District and forcing residents to flee from their homes. 

Hospital officials say casualties in the recent fighting between the two sides have increased. 

Fresh fighting drives more Somalis from Mogadishu, leaves many dead 

http://www.unhcr.org/4b7576d39.html 

UNHCR-12 Feb- Fresh fighting between government forces and the Al-Shabaab militia in the 

Somali capital of Mogadishu is displacing thousands of civilians. Reportedly, some 24 civilians 

have been killed and 40 injured in the latest clashes, which erupted on Wednesday. 

"We are very concerned about the escalating violence in south and central Somalia, including the 

capital, which is causing large-scale displacement and human suffering," said a UNHCR 

spokesperson. "We call upon all parties to the conflict to respect international humanitarian law, 

breaches of which have been the main cause of displacement in the capital and elsewhere in the 

last year." 

Some residents had begun to stream out of Mogadishu a few days before the latest clashes 

following reports of a major military build-up and a possible government offensive against the 

armed opposition groups occupying parts of the city. Since the beginning of February, more than 

8,000 people have left the city to escape the fighting that is said to be raging in several areas, 

especially in the northern suburbs of Haliwaa, Yaaqshiid and Wardhiigleey. 

8 killed in fighting in Somali capital 

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/12/8-killed-in-fighting-in-somali-capital/ 

Associated press-12th Feb-At least eight people, including a six-year-old, were killed Friday as 

mortars pounded the Somali capital during an attack on government soldiers by an extremist 

Islamic group, witnesses said, as hundreds of residents fled Mogadishu. 

Hundreds of al-Shabab fighters launched an attack early Friday on newly trained soldiers 

stationed in the capital's northern Shibis and Abdul-azis neighborhoods. 


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"They came to the front line in their hundreds, opened fire on our soldiers and then we fought 

them off," said Col. Aden Ibrahim Kalmoy, the military spokesman. 

The government forces also fired mortars into areas controlled by al-Shabab, killing eight 

civilians. 

Ali Muse of Mogadishu's ambulance service said a mortar landed on a minivan, killing five 

people inside, including a six-year-old boy. Muse said the ambulance service took 17 other 

people wounded in that minivan to hospitals. 

The chairman of Shibis district, Kulmiye Yabarow Harun, said one civilian in his district was killed 

during the fighting. Three others, including a government soldier, were wounded, said Harun. 

A mortar killed two civilians in the Hamar Bile neighborhood in southern Mogadishu, said 

Abdullahi Hussein. Four traders in the vegetable market in the neighborhood were also wounded, 

said Hussein. 

5 killed in Mogadishu clashes, Al Shabaab declares jihad 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_5_killed_in_Mogadishu_clas 

hes_Al_Shabaab_declares_jihad.shtml 

Garowe Online-12th Feb-At least five people are killed and 15 others injured on Friday in fresh 

clashes that rocked parts of Somalia‘s restive capital Mogadishu, medics and witnesses said. 

Witnesses said clashes erupted on the evening in Mogadishu‘s Shibis, Abdiasis and Bondhere 

neighbourhoods where several mortar shells fired by warring forces landed at residential areas, 

killing at least five civilians and injuring more than 35 others. 

The shelling comes as newly deployed Al-Shabaab fighters take positions in the northern 

districts ahead of planned government offensives. 

Almost the entire residents of those neighborhoods have vacated their homes for fear of being 

caught in the middle of the disarray. The clashes come as top Al-Shabaab official declares jihad 

against the UN-backed Somali government and African Union troops. 

Shelling kills at least 9 in Somalia 

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6171K520100208 

Reuters-8th Feb-an exchange of mortar shells between Somali government forces and rebels 

killed at least nine civilians and injured 14 others, a human rights group said on Monday. 

The clashes started late Sunday and continued Monday morning, the Elman Peace and Human 

Rights Organization said. 

"These casualties are from the overnight shelling. We are still monitoring Monday's casualties. 

The shelling was terrible," said Ali Yasin Gedi, Elman's vice chairman. 

Residents said government shells targeted houses occupied by Islamist al Shabaab rebels in the 

north of Mogadishu. Washington says the group is al Qaeda's proxy in the region. 

"We saw al Shabaab carrying their dead and injured in a minibus. But we do not know the exact 

figure of the deaths," Hassan Nur, a resident, told Reuters. 


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"The government shells almost leveled houses that housed local and foreign al Shabaab 

people." 

Heavy Shelling Kills Two, Injuries 10 Others in Mogadishu 


All africa-7th Feb-At least two people have been killed and about 10 others have been wounded 

in heavy shelling targeted at neighborhoods in the north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, 

witnesses told Shabelle radio on Sunday. 

Reports say that all the people who were wounded and injured during the shelling were civilians 

who were one of the few residents remained in the neighborhoods in north of the capital.he 

emergency traffic responders told Shabelle radio that they took seven injured civilians from 

Bondere and Yakshid districts in Mogadishu as several mortar shells landed there pointing out 

that they were rushed to Median, Daynile and Kesaney hospitals in Mogadishu where there had 

been more 

The aim of the shelling is unclear so far and it comes as there had no been fighting continued in 

the Somali capital. 

8 killed in fighting in Somalia’s capital 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/02/12/AR2010021201422.html 

The Associated Press- February 12: At least eight civilians, including a woman and 4-year-old 

child, were killed when insurgents and government soldiers pounded each other's positions with 

mortars in the Somali capital overnight, a witness said Monday. 

Osman Guled said he and other elders on Monday removed the bodies from the rubble of their 

homes in northern Mogadishu to prepare them for burial. Guled said the fighting lasted 1 1/2 

hours on Sunday evening. 

"Most of the artillery fire hit houses," Guled said. 

Ahmed Daud Dahir, a commander with the presidential guard, said the insurgents lobbed more 

than six mortars at the presidential palace but no one there was wounded. President Sheik 

Sharif Sheik Ahmed was not in the palace during the attack because he is neighboring Ethiopia 

for an African Union leaders meeting. 

Dahir said government soldiers retaliated, hitting exactly where insurgents had fired their 

mortars. Insurgents have attacked the presidential palace several times in the past three years, 

but usually there is not much damage and no one is injured. 

Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance services, said that they took 55 people wounded in 

the fighting to hospitals Monday morning. Muse said they could go out Sunday night to help the 

wounded because it was not safe. 

On Friday, the largest insurgent group, al-Shabab, launched multiple attacks on government and 

African Union bases sparking the heaviest fighting in a day for months in Mogadishu. As many as 

19 people were killed during that episode of fighting. 

Aid group: Armed forces shelling Somali civilians 



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AP-Feb 3- An aid agency spokeswoman says indiscriminate shelling into residential areas of 

the Somali capital wounded 89 civilians in three days. 

Axelle de la Motte St. Pierre says 30 of the wounded are children under 14 years old and 36 are 

women. Some lost limbs and others needed stitches for deep lacerations. 

St. Pierre heads the Somali program for Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors 

Without Borders. She said Wednesday so many patients arrived at Daynile Hospital between Jan. 

29 and Feb. 2 that some of the wounded had to be treated in tents. 

Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has seen an upsurge in fighting between African Union 

peacekeepers, government forces and Islamist insurgents in recent weeks. All sides have used 

mortars in the city. 

Six reported killed in Somali capital fighting 

http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE61004820100201 

Reuters-Feb 1-Islamist insurgents fired mortar bombs at the presidential palace in the Somali 

capital overnight, prompting return fire by troops that killed at least six people, medical officials 

and residents said on Monday. 

Violence has killed at least 21,000 people in the failed Horn of Africa nation since the start of 

2007 and driven another 1.5 million from their homes, helping trigger one of the world's worst 

humanitarian emergencies. Rebels from the hardline al Shabaab group, which Washington says 

is al Qaeda's proxy in Somalia, routinely fire at the hilltop Villa Somali palace from other parts of 

Mogadishu. Troops at the palace often launch shells back. 

Residents and medical officials said several bombs struck the city's northern Suqa Holaha, or 

livestock market, district. "We have collected six dead bodies and 50 wounded people from 

various locations around that area," Ali Musa, coordinator of Mogadishu's over-stretched 

ambulance service, told Reuters. 

Somalia has not had an effective central government for nearly two decades, leading to the rise 

of warlords, heavily armed militias and pirates terrorising shipping off its shores. Western security 

agencies say the country has become a safe haven for Islamist militants, including foreign 

jihadists, who are using it to plot attacks across the region and beyond. 

At an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital on Friday, Somalia's Foreign Minister Ali 

Jama' Jangeli called for more AU troops to help about 5,000 peacekeepers from Uganda and 

Burundi who are based in the Somali capital. His Kenyan and Sudanese counterparts backed the 

call. Djibouti has said it would send 450 soldiers soon.Five dead, scores injured in Mogadishu 

shelling duel. 

January 2010 

Insurgent attacks kill 19 in Somalia capital 

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DNsomalia_30int.ART.State.Edition1.4bd61d8.html 

AP-Jan 29-Insurgents launched multiple attacks on government bases and African Union 

peacekeeping troops Friday, and at least 19 people, including women and children, were killed. 

It was the heaviest fighting in Somalia's capital in months. 


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More than 30 people were wounded in the battles, said Ali Muse, the head of the ambulance 

service in Mogadishu. Residents cowered in their homes, unable to venture out as the warring 

sides fought with artillery, mortars and machine guns. 

Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage, a spokesman for the insurgent al-Shabab group, said the attacks were 

aimed at pre-empting an anticipated offensive against the Islamic militia, which controls much of 

southern regions, most of the capital and some central regions. 

Meanwhile, Somalia's humanitarian crisis has gotten worse. The number of Somalis who need 

humanitarian aid has swelled from 1.8 million in January 2008 to 3.6 million today, and the lack of 

security, particularly in southern Somalia, has forced many aid agencies to suspend operations. 

Shelling in Somali capital claims seven 

http://www.bbcmonitoringonline.com/mmu/mmu?page=77&action=view&item=4&srchid=003s90d 

&sw=0 

Radio Galkayo-Jan 27-Seven people have been killed and dozens others wounded following 

indiscriminate shelling between AU peacekeepers and insurgents in Mogadishu. 

Among those killed were passengers in a bus hit by stray mortar near Jaale Siyad Military 

academy in Mogadishu. The shelling started after insurgents fired several mortars at the 

presidential palace in Mogadishu, prompting AU peacekeepers stationed there to respond with 

heavy artillery which hit Daynile, Hodan, Wardhiigley and Yaqshid districts. The injured are said 

to be in serious conditions and are being treated in Mogadishu hospitals. 

Killing of innocent civilians has increased in the Somali capital as rival political groups fire 

artillery guns without considering women and children in the city. Last night's shelling comes at 

a time when the Somali government prepares offensives against insurgents in the country. 

SOMALIA: HEAVY SHELLINGS IN VARIOUS AREAS KILL CIVILIANS 

Source: Missionary International Service News Agency (MISNA) 

19 Jan 2010: At least 11 people were killed and 10 wounded in heavy shellings last night in 

different neighbourhoods of Mogadishu. According to the local Shabelle radio, numerous mortar 

shells hit civilian homes in the northern sector of the capital, though there was no fighting 

between the rival sides and the situation in the city appeared calm. The blasts caught residents 

by surprise, killing various people on the streets and in their homes. One mortar destroyed an 

entire apartment building, killing 8 and wounding 7, all taken to the Keysaney and Medina 

hospitals. 

10 civilians killed in Mogadishu shelling 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_10_civilians_killed_in_Moga 

dishu_shelling.shtml 

Garowe Online-Jan 18-At least ten civilians have been killed and scores others wounded in fierce 

fighting and shelling between government forces and rebel fighters in Somali capital Mogadishu , 

witnesses said on Monday. 

Mortar shells fired from government-held areas landed in rebels‘ strongholds of Hodan, 

Wardhigley and Yaqshid in north of Mogadishu, leading to heavy exchange of gunfire that 

continued for several hours on Sunday night and caused the death of the civilians. 


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"Mortar shells landed at the vegetable section of Bakara market, killing 5 civilians and injuring 

several others," said a woman who lives near Bakara in Hodan neighbourhood. The shelling 

restarted again on Monday morning in Yaqshid and Wardhigley, claiming the lives of at least five 

civilians including three passengers of BL vehicle. 

"A passenger vehicle passing near Afarta Jardino intersection came under Mortar attack. Three 

passengers were killed and 9 others injured," said an eyewitness. No group has claimed 

responsibility for the latest flare-ups, which come amid reports of government offensives against 

the powerful insurgents in Mogadishu 

Fighting in Somalia has killed at least 138 people and displaced 63,000 others in the last 

two weeks. 

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23795597-somali-militants-kill-138-in-two-weekbattle.do 

Militants from Islamic groups Hizbul Islam and al Shabaab have fought government-allied Ahlu 

Sunna Waljamaca over three towns in the centre of the east African country. 

―At least 138 people died and 344 others were injured,‖ Ali Yasin Gedi, of Elman human rights 

group, said today. ―It has also displaced 63,000 people from Galgadud and Hiiraan regions.‖ 

Hizbul Islam and its rival al Shabaab — which the US says is linked with al Qaeda — want to 

impose strict sharia law in Somalia, which has had no functional government since 1991. Ahlu 

Sunna, which is aligned to president Sheikh Shari Ahmed's weak UN-backed administration, 

advocates a more moderate version of Islam. 

Since the start of 2007, violence has killed at least 19,000 Somalis and displaced 1.5 million 

people. The UN said this week that 3,000 Somalis had arrived in Ethiopian refugee camps, and 

that 4,175 had arrived in Kenya this month. 

Seven children killed in Somalia shelling 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i0ETwP-8gSJnKUH_0NKEfhR0Y3Hw 

Reuters-Jan 13-Seven children were among ten people killed in shelling by Somali government 

forces in Mogadishu Wednesday as the troops backed by African Union peacekeepers fired 

mortars into districts held by Islamist insurgents. 

The seven children were struck by shells while playing football in the capital's southern 

Wardhigley neighbourhood, witnesses and medical officials said. 

"I saw the bodies of seven children killed after a mortar shell struck a playground near... a 

primary school," said Mohamed Abdulle, a witness. Two other civilians died of their wounds in the 

city's Medina hospital where 13 people were taken for treatment, the hospital's director Mohamed 

Yusuf Hasan told AFP, while another civilian was killed by a stray bullet. 

The shelling was in retaliation for an attack by the hardline Islamists who had fired shells at the 

bases of the AU and government forces, said Mohamed Ali, a Somali government security 

official. 

Three killed in Mogadishu clashes 

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Three_killed_in_Mogadishu 

_clashes.shtml 


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Garowe Online-Jan 10-At least 3 people have been killed and 8 others injured after fighting 

between Al-Shabaab militants and Somali government forces rocked a district in the restive 

capital at Abdulaziz district in north Mogadishu, 

An Al-Shabab official claimed that his group has repelled onslaught on their positions in Abdiaziz 

district in north Mogadishu, blaming the government forces backed by African Union troops. 

"The government troops attacked us and we defend our bases," said Sheikh Hussein Ali Fidow, 

who was addressing the local media after the fight. Somali government military spokesman Col. 

Ibrahim Kalmoy confirmed the fighting but denied Al-Shabaab claims of receiving backings from 

AU troops. 

The casualty figures from the two sides were not clear and AMISOM officials have not 

commented about the fighting. Last week, clashes between the government forces backed by 

AMISOM troops and Islamist rebels caused the death of more than 30 people including women 

and children. The clashes also forced many civilians, who returned to their homes last months, to 

flee another time to the outskirts of Mogadishu where they don‘t have shelter, food and water. 

20 killed, 40 wounded in battle 

http://www.africanews.com/site/Somalia_20_killed_40_wounded_in_battle/list_messages/29183 

January 8: At least 20 civilians were killed on Thursday evening and 40 others wounded after 

mortars and artillery shells hit the capital Mogadishu, according to eye witnesses' account. The 

deadly clashes erupted after Islamist insurgents fired at the presidency building, residents told 

AfricaNews. 


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