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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
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203240307.html
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
Revised: July 31 st , 2012
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