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ID Month Day Year ISO Country UN INGO ICRC NRCS and IFRC NNGO Other Nationals killed Nationals wounded Nationals kidnapped Nationals detained Total national staff Internationals killed Internationals wounded Internationals kidnapped Internationals detained Total international staff Total victims Gender Male Gender Female Gender Unknown Means of attack Attack context Location Latitude Longitude Motive Actor type Actor name Details Verified Source
4 Feb 1997 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown -0.358216 42.545087 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya 1 INGO international staff killed by Al ittihad militia in Kismayo. Archived Archived
11 Jun 1997 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 2.25 41.16667 Incidental Non-state armed group: Regional Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya 1 UN national staff beheaded by Al-Ittihad militia after ambush near Tulo-Burago village in Gedo region. Another 3 UN national staff (not included) bound, questioned and later released. The victim, a senior SNF Commander, was the apparent target of the Al-Ittihad militia. Yes Focal Point
14 Jun 19 1997 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road -0.36667 42.53333 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya 1 INGO driver killed by Al Ittihad militia in Kismayo on June 19. Archived Archived
13 Jun 20 1997 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 3.1199508 43.6444625 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international staffer (Portuguese) shot in Baidoa hospital apparently in revenge for shooter's brother who died in his care. Archived Archived
19 Jul 1997 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 4.01897 44.51112 Economic Staff member Security guard 1 donor agency international staff official kidnapped by his security guards at Teyeglow. Escaped two days later. Archived Archived
20 Aug 1997 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Unknown Individual attack Unknown -0.36667 42.53333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan 2 INGO national nurses running a health clinic killed in apparent clan-related revenge killing in Kismayo. Archived Archived
23 Sep 1997 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.033333 45.35 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff kidnapped in Mogadishu over FFW project dispute. Archived Archived
30 Nov 22 1997 SO Somalia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 8.3676771 49.083416 Economic Unknown Unknown 3 UN national staff (from two agencies) and 1 from another UN body abducted by gunmen on Nov 22 and released the next day. Involved a charcoal trade dispute. Yes Focal Point
32 Nov 26 1997 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 2.270978 45.334654 Political Unaffiliated Not applicable 2 INGO international staff (1 male 1 female, Italian) and 1 male national staff were kidnapped after 1-hour armed attack on base in Deganlei on Nov 26. Organized by Mogadishu businessman who had a trade dispute with the then Vice Governor of Balad, Mohamed Abshir. Archived Archived
43 Apr 15 1998 SO Somalia 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 0 9 10 2 0 8 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.033333 45.35 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown 9 internationals and 1 national working for NRCS, IFRC and ICRC were kidnapped as their aircraft landed in Mogadishu (5 ICRC internationals, 2 IFRC delegates, 1 national NRCS worker kidnapped along with 2 pilots (labelled here as ICRC)). The victims were a Somali, an American, a South African. Archived Archived
50 Jul 1998 SO Somalia 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Unknown Ambush Road 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 UN national staff killed and 5 wounded when convoy attacked. Archived Archived
57 Sep 1998 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international (Italian) staff working at an INGO run hospital kidnapped and held for several days. Archived Archived
64 Jan 1999 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 2.11667 45.4 Political Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff killed in ambush in south Mogadishu, Lenin Road. Not clear if the attack aimed at the organization Archived Archived
66 Jan 1999 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 3 42 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 NGO international (Kenyan) staff shot dead in Gede region. Incident possibly stemmed from a labour dispute. Archived Archived
69 Mar 1999 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Body-borne IED Individual attack Project site -1.03471 41.49756 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya 1 INGO international staff killed in Ras Kambooni, lower Juba, while meeting with elders. Suspected to be carried out by Al-Ittihad militia. Archived Archived
71 Apr 1999 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 8.3676771 49.083416 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international (Italian) staff kidnapped for ransom and released with ransom unpaid. Archived Archived
77 Jun 1999 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 10.2950001 43.56610996 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Militia 2 UN national staff kidnapped by militia in Baki, released after intervention by UN and authorities. Archived Archived
86 Sep 14 1999 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 3.325005 42.2205319 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown 1 INGO national staff was killed in attack in Somalia on Sept 14. The victim was among 10 people killed when rival factions fought for the control of the southern town Garbaharey. Archived Archived
84 Sep 15 1999 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff killed in road shooting Sept 15-16. Archived Archived
90 Oct 1999 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Project site 2.46513 45.19062 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national killed outside hospital in Jowhar. Gunman killed later. Archived Archived
96 Jan 2000 SO Somalia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 ICRC national staff shot and wounded when returning from a relief distribution. Archived Archived
98 Jan 2000 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.03711 45.34375 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff killed during an ambush north of Mogadishu. Archived Archived
100 Jan 2000 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Raid Office/compound 1.8427539 44.5937239 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff killed in attack on office in Sablale. Archived Archived
99 Jan 28 2000 SO Somalia 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 5 INGO national staff killed in attack on aid convoy on Jan 28. Archived Archived
110 Apr 15 2000 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Ambush Road 1.8427539 44.5937239 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 wounded in ambush in Brava-Merka Roa on April 15. Archived Archived
114 May 3 2000 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff shot and killed in Mogadishu, May 3. Archived Archived
116 Jun 2000 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Unknown 8.3676771 49.083416 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable 1 international agency international (German) staff stabbed to death in car reportedly by deranged man. Archived Archived
118 Jul 2000 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.3676771 49.083416 Economic Unknown Unknown UN national staff, Dr. Salad Osoble, shot and wounded on road to Mogadishu by bandits. Archived Archived
121 Jul 26 2000 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 8.3676771 49.083416 Political Non-state armed group: National Osman Atto Militia 2 INGO international staff kidnapped and held for two months by Osman Atto's militia. Yes Official Report
139 Mar 2001 SO Somalia 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 0 9 10 0 0 10 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 7 UN (6 international, 1 national) staff and 3 INGO international staff held hostage when gunmen stormed and ransacked the INGO's compound in Mogadishu, March 27. Five of the internationals were released within a few days. 2 more international staff (2 UN agencies) were released a few days later. Archived Archived
155 Jul 14 2001 SO Somalia 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 Shooting Ambush Road 2.03711 45.34375 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Militia 2 UN national staff wounded and 6 killed when UN relief convoy ambushed by militiamen loyal to warlord Osman Atto near Mogadishu, July 14. Archived Archived
158 Sep 2001 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff kidnapped on his way to work. Archived Archived
168 Feb 2002 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 8.3676771 49.083416 Economic Staff member Not applicable 1 UN national staff kidnapped and held for 6 days in suspected contractual dispute. Archived Archived
171 Feb 23 2002 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 1.79767 44.90755 Economic Staff member Not applicable One INGO international (Swiss) shot and killed in residence in Merca, Feb 23. Related to employment dispute. Archived Archived
177 Apr 2002 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.033333 45.35 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff kidnapped for ransom in Mogadishu and held for 27 days. Archived Archived
178 Apr 2002 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 2.11667 45.4 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Muse Sudi & Omar Finish militia groups 1 UN national staff killed in fighting between Muse Sudi and Omar Finish militia groups in Medina. Archived Archived
180 Apr 2002 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Individual attack Office/compound 3.73500005 42.59630291 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan Two INGO national staff were killed in compound in Luuq, apparently related to a clan dispute. Archived Archived
187 Aug 2002 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.03711 45.34375 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff kidnapped en route to work in Mogadishu, held for 6 days. Archived Archived
203 Nov 2002 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Office/compound 9.52749 45.537472 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international staff injured during armed robbery of compound in Burao. Archived Archived
219 Mar 2003 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road -0.358216 42.545087 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff killed in ambush in Kismayo. Archived Archived
232 May 2003 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 8.3676771 49.083416 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff shot in leg when the office/house attacked in dispute over the compound. Archived Archived
257 Sep 2003 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.3676771 49.083416 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international (Kenyan) staff shot and killed while driving in revenge attack stemming from cattle rustling. Archived Archived
260 Oct 2003 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 Shooting Individual attack Home 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO international (British) staff shot dead in their home. Archived Archived
261 Oct 2003 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international (Italian) staff killed when shot at workplace. Archived Archived
272 Dec 27 2003 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 0.44701 42.69699 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 national staff kidnapped and escaped when they were caught up in armed attack/robbery of Somali organization AFREC in Marere, Dec 27. Archived Archived
276 Jan 2004 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.358056 42.545278 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN international staff abducted North of Kismayo on the way to Jamaame in Lower Juba Region; released after 9 days. Archived Archived
288 Mar 21 2004 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 Shooting Ambush Road 9.560335 44.069722 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya Two INGO (1 Kenyan national, 1 national) staff killed and 1 international (German) staff wounded in ambush in Somaliland at a roadblock outside the capital Hargeisa. Reportedly, members of Al-Ittihad al-Islami opened fire on the team. Archived Archived
294 Apr 2004 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 2.25 41.16667 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff seriously wounded when vehicle ambushed by clan militia near Belet-Hawa. Appeared to be revenge for theft by a rival clan. Archived Archived
295 Apr 2004 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 0.07222 42.75056 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international staff member kidnapped by Marehan from Kismayo in Jamaame. The staff member was taken to Kismayo. Motive appeared to be contractual. Archived Archived
300 Jun 2004 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Public location 3.116667 43.65 Economic Staff member Contractor One UN national staff abducted outside mosque in Baidoa, released next day. The motive appeared to be a project-related dispute involving a disgruntled contractor. Archived Archived
342 Jan 2005 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN contracted driver killed in convoy ambush. Archived Archived
347 Jan 2005 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Home 8.3676771 49.083416 Political Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff attacked in home by 3 armed men. This appears to be an assassination attempt. Previous similar attacks have been attributed to extremist groups. Archived Archived
352 Mar 2005 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 11.28421 49.18158 Political Unknown Unknown 2 UN national staff wounded when they were attacked in Bossaso town, Bari region, by some anti-vaccination individuals. Archived Archived
361 Apr 2005 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Other Explosives Raid Project site 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff received minor wounds when unidentified assailant threw grenade into the organisation's hospital. Archived Archived
360 Apr 18 2005 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 Shooting Unknown Unknown 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staffer killed, 1 international staff and 1 national staff wounded in armed attack, April 18. Archived Archived
388 Aug 2005 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Mob violence Unknown 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unaffiliated Youths 1 UN national staff killed by local gang allegedly of youths from the Gambol Secondary School. The incident caused the relocation of both national and international staff of UN agency from Garowe to Gardo. Yes Focal Point
394 Oct 3 2005 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Home 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff shot dead outside residence in by masked men, Oct 3. Unknown motive. Archived Archived
405 Nov 16 2005 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Landmine Ambush Road 9.52749 45.537472 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff killed when vehicle hit landmine southwest of Burao, Nov 16. Archived Archived
421 Mar 1 2006 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 0.51486 42.073009 Political Unknown Unknown 1 UN international (US) staff abducted in Afmadow, 260 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Wed March 1; released next day. Archived Archived
429 Apr 12 2006 SO Somalia 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 3.11383 43.6498 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 UN national staff guard/escorts killed and 4 national staff guard/escorts wounded during an attempted robbery and ambush of UN convoy near Baidoa, April 12. Archived Archived
452 Jul 4 2006 SO Somalia 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Shooting Ambush Road 2.25 41.16667 Unknown Unknown Unknown 3 UN national staff killed and 4 national staff wounded when gunmen attacked UN-contracted trucks delivering food aid in southern Somalia, July 4. Local militia refused the convoy entry into Dhobley near border with Kenya. Archived Archived
786 Mar 14 2007 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown -0.35817 42.54536 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff Chairman killed in Olympic district by unknown gunmen. Reports add that he had travelled from Kismayo to attend a workshop. Yes Official Report
534 May 8 2007 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.6507279 48.3009945 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 INGO international (1 British, 1 Kenyan) staff kidnapped by gunmen in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, May 9; released May 14. There have been suggestions the aid workers were seized for use as a bargaining chip in a dispute between fishermen and the national authorities over impounded fishing vessels. Archived Archived
535 May 14 2007 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff guard wounded when gunmen wearing (government) uniforms attacked the UN office in Mogadishu. The UN security guards repelled them. Archived Archived
539 May 20 2007 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Road 1.7148358 44.7699326 Economic Criminal Pirates 1 UN national staff guard was killed while helping repulse a new pirate attack on a ship that had just delivered UN food assistance to the Somali port of Merka. As a result, the agents of a UN-contracted vessel this morning refused to allow the ship loaded with food to sail for Somalia. Archived Archived
717 Jun 5 2007 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Host state Transitional Federal Government forces (TFG) 1 INGO national staff driver (daily hire) killed and 1 national staff injured when TFG forces starting shooting at unmarked vehicle passing a military convoy Archived Archived
555 Jun 27 2007 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.033333 45.35 Incidental Unaffiliated Clan 2 INGO national staff a doctor and his driver killed by gunmen in southern Somalia. The doctor was slain late Wednesday in El-Berde, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu. Orgnaization rep said he might have been a victim of an inter-clan feud in the region. Residents said the gunmen also shot the driver as he tried to protect the aid worker. "Three men armed with AK 47 rifles stopped the doctor in town and one of them shot him twice. His driver, Lel Idris, was also shot by another gunman while trying to protect the doctor," said Hassan Sheik Ali, a resident. Yes Focal Point
556 Jul 9 2007 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 4.7355786 45.2040946 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff gunned down by an Archived Archived
787 Aug 4 2007 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 1 41.5 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff security guard killed and 1 national staff driver seriously wounded when the NGO mission was ambushed between Dobley and the Kenyan border. 2 other staff lightly wounded (not counted here). Archived Archived
564 Sep 11 2007 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 5 47 Incidental Unaffiliated Clan One UN national staff shot and killed by unidentified clan gunmen Tuesday afternoon in Abudwak, a town in the central Somali region of Galgadud. The victim was targeted for clan-related reasons, reliable sources in Abudwak said. Yes Official Report
567 Sep 20 2007 SO Somalia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.11667 45.4 Economic Unknown Unknown One national NRCS driver seriously injured when three gunmen armed with pistols carjacked a vehicle at Bakara market in Hawil-wadag district in Mogadishu. Yes Official Report
788 Oct 11 2007 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.11667 45.4 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 NGO national staff wounded when driving their belonging to an INGO. The gunmen stopped the car and reportedly shot and wounded the two occupants before driving away with the vehicle. Archived Archived
578 Oct 17 2007 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 2.033333 45.35 Political Host state Local government actors 1 UN national staff kidnapped: 60 armed men had stormed the UN agency compound in the south of Mogadishu and marched away with the agency head at gunpoint. The UN halted food distribution in response. The Mayor of Mogadishu, said that the humanitarian organisations were fuelling the insurgency by feeding terrorists in the camps. Last month he cut off water supplies to several of the sprawling tent cities. Aid workers and diplomats suggested that he was the most likely figure behind yesterday. Archived Archived
582 Nov 15 2007 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 2.033333 45.35 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff killed when was hit by a stray bullet while distributing food at camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu, 15 November. Victim was seriously wounded in the accident and died the next day at the Medina hospital. Archived Archived
588 Dec 26 2007 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 11.2784798 49.1799522 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 INGO international (1 Spanish, 1 Argentine) staff (a doctor and nurse) kidnapped and freed, Jan 2. The police captured two of the kidnappers after a heavy exchange of gunfire. The abduction in Bosasso port came two days after gunmen in Puntland released a French journalist whom they kidnapped and held for eight days demanding $80,000 in ransom. Archived Archived
703 Jan 2 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Unknown Raid Office/compound 2.033333 45.35 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff machine operator killed and 1 INGO national staff guard wounded when compound attacked. Motive: robbery, several valuable items were stolen. Archived Archived
704 Jan 7 2008 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff driver shot and killed by two men armed with pistols. The motive for the incident has not yet been established. Archived Archived
594 Jan 28 2008 SO Somalia 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 3 Roadside IED Ambush Road -0.358216 42.545087 Political Unknown Unknown 2 INGO international staff (1 French logistics expert, 1 Kenyan doctor) and 1 INGO national staff driver killed and 1 INGO international (Kenyan) wounded when a roadside IED detonated in close proximity to two INGO vehicles near the town of Kismayo. The first vehicle was hit badly and all three people died. The second vehicle carrying staff and a security guard hit the land mine lightly and the staff sitting at the front seat was wounded. Three other civilians were injured (not included) and a local journalist killed (not included). No one claimed responsibility. Yes Official Report
595 Feb 12 2008 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Road 9.600828 43.3331445 Political Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international (German) staff kidnapped and 1 INGO national staff driver injured by gunmen in northern Somalia- a region disputed by the breakaway states of Puntland and Somaliland; released the next day following an operation by the Somaliland forces. The national staff victim was wounded during the abduction when gunmen opened fire to intercept their vehicle. Archived Archived
1219 Feb 14 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Unknown 1.33333 42.66667 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff contracted driver was killed Yes Focal Point
705 Mar 10 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 2.033333 45.35 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable 1 INGO national staff shot and killed by armed man within Mogadishu city limits; the motive for the attack is believed to be a personal, family-oriented dispute. Archived Archived
718 Mar 24 2008 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Public location 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 2 INGO national staff were kidnapped at Bakara market area by suspected AOGs. Yes Focal Point
601 Apr 1 2008 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 0.433333 41.6 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 UN international (1 British, 1 Kenyan) staff contractors seized by unknown gunmen in southern Somalia on their way to Buale. Taken to Jilib town 280km south of Mogadishu. Archived Archived
707 May 2 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 1 41.5 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff guard killed- ICU supporters in a minibus were stopped by Awdhegle District TFG troops at a check point 1-2 Kms out of the town. The ICU and TFG District forces exchanged small arms fire prompting INGO security guards who thought they were under attacked to open fire. During the incident 2 other people were killed (1TFG and 1 ICU supporter). Archived Archived
671 May 7 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.6507279 48.3009945 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN-contracted driver died after being shot at a checkpoint in central Somalia. The incident occurred when a convoy of 12 UN contracted trucks, loaded with food, was stopped by militiamen demanding money at an illegal checkpoint, 30 kilometres north of Galkayo in Mudug region. A militiaman opened fire on the trucks, and shot one of the drivers who later died in hospital. The 275 metric tons of food aboard the trucks was not looted. Yes Focal Point
708 May 17 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 0.433333 41.6 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff senior project officer working in Kismayo was assassinated. The motive of the killing is not clear. Archived Archived
721 May 17 2008 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 1 41.5 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab 1 NGO national staff and 1 INGO international staff killed. The victims were working in coastal villages of Kismayo and Badhadhe districts and abducted by Al-Shabab members, executed on 1 June 2008. Archived Archived
604 May 21 2008 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 1 1 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 1.8427539 44.5937239 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 2 INGO international (Italian) staff and 1 INGO national staff kidnapped by gunmen in the Lower Shabelle region. The gunmen blindfolded the guards, then abducted the aid workers at the offices in Awdigle town, 65 km south of Mogadishu. The Italians were a man and a woman - released Aug 5. Reportedly senior LNGO director was killed by the AOG at the above mentioned location after allegedly found with enough evidence to have spied for the Americans. Archived Archived
606 May 22 2008 SO Somalia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Unknown 5 47 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national NRCS driver was shot and killed by two unidentified men armed with pistols overnight Thursday. The driver, rented his personal car for the use of the organization's humanitarian operations in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galgadud region. There was no motive available for the fatal shooting of the driver, but local sources expressed their suspicion that anti-government groups are responsible for the killing. Archived Archived
607 Jun 2 2008 SO Somalia 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 4 INGO national staff and 1 UN national staff kidnapped by Somali gunmen. Archived Archived
709 Jun 2 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 5.30895 45.88296 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff assassinated by unidentified gunmen in Guri Archived Archived
608 Jun 8 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 3.116667 43.65 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff security guard killed. Archived Archived
609 Jun 11 2008 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.11667 45.4 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 NGO national staff (a director and his driver) were shot and killed by four men driving Suzuki vehicle. The killers took the vehicle, laptop computer, one mobile phone and a guard. Unconfirmed reports indicating that the killers are from the TFG forces based at Fagah road junction in Yaqshid district. Motive of the killing is not yet clear. Archived Archived
610 Jun 12 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.71437 44.50902 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff driver shot and killed by Somali gunmen while driving in a convoy of trucks taking relief food from Mogadishu to the Bay and Bakool regions. Yes Focal Point
710 Jun 12 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 2.1464622 45.1193096 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international staff killed by unidentified men armed with pistols. Victim was a Ugandan teacher working with an INGO based in Merka. The deceased was an English teacher teaching language classes for the IDPs families at the above mentioned location. Motive of the killing is not yet established. Archived Archived
611 Jun 16 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 5 47 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO natonal staff abducted near El-Dheer town in Galgadud region- the second staff member of the INGO to be abducted in six weeks. Yes Focal Point
612 Jun 21 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 2.033333 45.35 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff taken from their home near Mogadishu around 8 pm. A group of men forcibly took the victim from his house; released 27th August 2008. Information indicated that criminals after financial gain could be behind his kidnapping and ICU would have mediated for his release. Sources also indicate that a ransom of between 40-60,000 USD would have been paid. Archived Archived
711 Jun 23 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 4.73583 45.20361 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff shot and killed by two unidentified young men armed with pistols in Beletweyn. The motive behind the killing is not yet established. Archived Archived
614 Jun 29 2008 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff (staff member and a driver) killed by unknown gunmen in El-Berde, 420 km northwest of Mogadishu. The victims were killed while travelling in a vehicle, having just left work. The organization suspends operations. Archived Archived
615 Jun 30 2008 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff of a UN partner organization kidnapped and later shot dead in Mogadishu. Not clear why targeted, but local sources said a deputy had survived a hand grenade attack over the weekend in Afgoye, a town 30km south of Mogadishu. There were unconfirmed reports that the killing might be linked to a financial dispute. Archived Archived
616 Jun 30 2008 SO Somalia 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Host state Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (armed faction) 4 INGO national staff and 1 UN national staff kidnapped near Elasha Biha area by ARS armed wing. Archived Archived
620 Jul 6 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.033333 45.35 Political Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff killed by gunmen in Mogadishu. Victim shot leaving a mosque in the Bulohube district, in the south of the city, and died later in hospital. Several witnesses said a second man, whose identity has yet to be established, was seriously wounded in the attack (not included), which appeared to be premeditated. Archived Archived
624 Jul 7 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 2.71437 44.50902 Unknown Police or paramilitary Unknown 1 UN national staff contracted driver was killed and three others wounded (not included) when 29 trucks carrying food aid to Bay and Bakol had been stopped by local police and militia at a checkpoint. Yes Focal Point
625 Jul 11 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 2.06697 45.20723 Political Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff killed in Elasha, south of Mogadishu by gunmen who fled. Gunmen shot dead the senior local aid worker on Friday. The charity had suspended all its operations in the area. Archived Archived
712 Jul 12 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 5 47 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff shot and killed by unidentified armed gunmen. The motive of the killing remains unclear. Archived Archived
623 Jul 13 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 1.33333 42.66667 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff contractor was gunned down in the southern Somali town of Buale. Yes Focal Point
631 Jul 27 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.4085 42.9771 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN national staff severely wounded Sunday in the southern town of Dinsor by unknown gunmen. Victim's car was stopped on the way between Dinsor and Baidoa, and he was shot several times and left for dead. The gunmen also fled with the victim's car. Archived Archived
796 Aug 3 2008 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2.1464622 45.1193096 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff, a UN implementing partner staffer, was killed. Yes Focal Point
632 Aug 6 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 2.09955 45.16352 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff killed by unknown gunmen Wednesday on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu. Victim was at home not far from the organization's center when the gunmen shot him six times on the head. Victim was taken to hospital and later died. Archived Media
713 Aug 12 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 3.72496 43.28727 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab 1 INGO national staff killed and two women wounded (not included) in a crossfire that involved al-Shabaab militias and Wajid airstrip guards. The guards were reportedly asked to hand over their weapons to the al-Shabaab militias which they refused prompting a shootout. Archived Archived
634 Aug 15 2008 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 2.4085 42.9771 Incidental Unknown Unknown 2 UN national staff including a driver were killed by gunmen in southern Somalia. The staffer was killed after being abducted, trying to escape. The incident happened when he was off duty, visiting his home in Dinsor. Yes Focal Point
636 Aug 21 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home -0.36667 42.53333 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff shot in the head when leaving his home by an unknown assailant on Thursday. Archived Media
797 Aug 30 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 1.79767 44.90755 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff shot and injured while travelling in a private vehicle in Merka, 30 August 2008. Yes Focal Point
639 Sep 22 2008 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 8.53056 44.795 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO international (1 female Japanese, 1 male Dutch) staff abducted from the Ogaden region that borders Somalia; released 7 January 2009. Archived Archived
714 Oct 5 2008 SO Somalia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Unknown Home 3.116667 43.65 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 ICRC national staff guard killed when unidentified man hurled a hand grenade to a house of international organization Yes Focal Point
641 Oct 6 2008 SO Somalia 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 Roadside IED Ambush Road 1.79767 44.90755 Political Unknown Unknown One UN international (Italian) staff and one UN national staff were wounded and one UN national staff driver was killed in a remote-controlled IED attack in southern Somalia. Those wounded were not in critical condition, but the driver died on the way to the hospital. Archived Archived
724 Oct 15 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 1.79767 44.90755 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff driver and a bystander (not included) injured when two armed men attempted to kidnap a senior INGO officer. Archived Archived
799 Oct 17 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 1.79767 44.90755 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff was injured during a shooting incident in Merka. Yes Focal Point
642 Oct 17 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 1.79767 44.90755 Political Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff killed by unknown gunmen. Victim was shot three times when leaving a mosque Friday evening in the port town of Merka. Yes Focal Point
643 Oct 18 2008 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 4.12129 43.88945 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab 1 UN national staff shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the southern town of Hudur on Sunday. The chairman of Hudur claimed Islamist insurgents from the al Shabaab group were controlling the town. Archived Media
645 Oct 29 2008 SO Somalia 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 6 Vehicle-born IED Raid Office/compound 9.560335 44.069722 Political Unknown Unknown Two UN national staff security assistant and a driver killed and 6 UN national staff were critically injured in the blast from a suicide vehicle bombing at a UN agency coumpound. An unknown vehicle driven by an unknown male individual drove up to the compound main gate and requested permission to enter. The vehicle and the driver were denied access and the vehicle proceeded to ram the entrance gate. Archived Archived
650 Nov 5 2008 SO Somalia 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 1 3 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 5 47 Other Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Four INGO international (2 French, 1 Bulgarian and 1 Belgian) staff and 2 Kenyan pilots (not included) kidnapped when a group of 40-50 militiamen with 3 technicals and 3 cars stormed the airstrip, after EC Flight (D-228) landed and finished offloading, taken hostages who were waiting to board the plane destined to Nairobi the two pilots. The INGO guards apparently did not try to repel the attackers and there were suspicions of a possible INGO connection with the kidnappers. Preliminary information indicates that a non-highly ideological Al-Shabab group would be behind the kidnapping. Yes Focal Point
651 Nov 8 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 0.06968 42.74497 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff fatally shot by two gunmen when walking out of a mosque in Jamame, about 275 miles from the capital of Mogadishu. It is unclear who is behind the killings. Archived Archived
715 Nov 26 2008 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 2.11667 45.4 Unknown Host state Transitional Federal Government forces (TFG) 1 INGO national staff was reportedly shot and killed by TFG soldiers. Archived Archived
655 Nov 28 2008 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Detention Unknown 0.433333 41.6 Political Unknown Unknown 2 NGO national staff killed: Approximately 30 persons made up of INGO local staff, LNGO staff, teachers. Archived Archived
662 Dec 13 2008 SO Somalia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Police or paramilitary Transitional Federal Government forces (TFG) 1 ICRC national staff armed guard escorting an ICRC vehicle in Mogadishu was shot at by TFG police and died on the spot. Both the ICRC officer and his driver were briefly detained and then released. The ICRC is in contact with the relevant authorities in order to shed light on the circumstances of the incident. Yes Focal Point
676 Jan 6 2009 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 3 42 Political Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff shot and killed by three masked gunmen while monitoring school feeding in a UN-supported school in Yubsan village six kilometres from the Gedo region capital of Garbahare. Yes Official Report
682 Jan 8 2009 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN national staff killed by gunmen on Thursday as his team distributed aid to displaced people in Daynile, 10km NW of Mogadishu. The gunmen put his body in a vehicle and drove away, then pushed the corpse out of the vehicle before driving on. Yes Official Report
811 Feb 20 2009 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Unknown Raid Home 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff security guard killed and 1 NGO national staff wounded when armed men attacked the home of a local NGO worker. Archived Archived
824 Mar 16 2009 SO Somalia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.80958 43.24628 Unknown Unknown Unknown 3 UN international (1 Azerbaijan, 1 Ghanean, 1 French) staff and 1 UN national staff abducted in Wajid, southern Somalia. They have been abducted by gunmen despite their own armed escort - and with no shots fired - as they prepared to leave the country for Nairobi. Archived Archived
825 Mar 16 2009 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Raid Office/compound 2.033333 45.35 Political Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff guard injured when an unknown man threw a hand grenade into a UN agency compound in Mogadishu. Archived Archived
827 Mar 18 2009 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff contractor shot dead in Mogadishu overnight by unknown gunmen. Archived Archived
836 Apr 9 2009 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 3.96983 42.44122 Unknown Unknown Unknown 3 NGO national staff shot and killed by hooded gunmen in a town near the Ethiopian border. The head of the relief group, which operates in southern Somalia, his colleague and the driver were killed as they were leaving for a field trip in a southwestern town on Thursday. Archived Archived
840 Apr 18 2009 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 4.12129 43.88945 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO international staff and 1 INGO national staff driver abducted. Driver was released, along with the vehicle. Archived Archived
815 Apr 19 2009 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.000003 43.999993 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 INGO international (Belgian doctor, Danish nurse)staff kidnapped on their way back from a project site; released April 28. Their abductors had demanded a ransom. Archived Archived
851 Jun 16 2009 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.033333 45.35 Political Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff director abducted by armed men. Other passengers released unharmed. Archived Archived
854 Jun 24 2009 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 7 48 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff driver injured and passenger killed (not included here) when INGO vehcile came under attack, transporting a patient for medical care. Vehicle stolen. Archived Archived
872 Jul 21 2009 SO Somalia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 2.033333 45.35 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national NRCS worker was killed in the centre of Mogadishu on Tuesday afternoon, 21 July. Victim was travelling in a public transport vehicle when he was caught in crossfire and hit by a stray bullet and died instantly. Archived Archived
873 Jul 21 2009 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown -1.641395 41.592921 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab 2 NGO national staff executed by Al Shabaab militias in Raskamboni southern Somalia. The victims were reportedly accused of being spies for foreigners. Archived Archived
874 Jul 27 2009 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 1.79767 44.90755 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab 4 NGO national staff beheaded by al-Shabab militants, allegedly for being Christian. Archived Archived
878 Aug 16 2009 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Raid Office/compound 3.80958 43.24628 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff guard wounded in raid on offices. Archived Archived
879 Aug 16 2009 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff shot by unknown assailants as he sat outside the office of the organization in the IDPs camps on the outskirts of Mogadishu. Archived Media
952 Oct 5 2009 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 UN national staff contracted drivers shot and killed during an ambush. Yes Focal Point
894 Dec 22 2009 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 4.73583 45.20361 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff shot and killed. Yes Focal Point
1077 Dec 27 2009 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 3 42 Unknown Unknown Unknown The head of a local NGO was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in his house overnight. The man had just returned from a trip to Nairobi. Motive unclear. Archived Media
898 Jan 15 2010 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 2.0427779 45.3385636 Unknown Unknown Unknown 3 local staff of a local NGO were kidnapped (2 others were also taken but for less than 24 hrs); the body of one, a long time security guard for the organisation, was found abandoned in Mogadishu with hands tied and shot. The other two were tortured and released after negotiations on Jan 18. Yes Focal Point
1078 Apr 27 2010 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 1.8427539 44.5937239 Unknown Unknown Unknown A local NGO officer was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen. The NGO supplied water for displaced people. The deceased man was also a former administrator of a telecommunications company. Pending Media
932 May 14 2010 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 6.769709 47.430831 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 national staff of a company contracted by a UN agency was killed when a gunman fired with an automatic weapon. The staff member was not conducting services related to the UN agency at the time. Pending Media
992 Jul 19 2010 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff member kidnapped by masked armed men while traveling to Terdishe from Mogadishu. Driver was released a short time later. Pending Media
1020 Oct 14 2010 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.13929 46.62413 Unknown Unknown Unknown A British national working for an INGO was kidnapped in Somalia near the border with Ethiopia. Released on Oct 19. A Somali co-worker was also taken but was released hours later. Pending Media
1079 Nov 13 2010 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Unknown 5 47 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A driver contracted by a UN agency was shot and killed and food aid was looted. The incident was apparently linked to a clan dispute. Yes Official Report
1067 Nov 25 2010 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Unknown Unknown A vehicle hired by a UN agency was shot at and the driver was injured while picking up staff from the airport. Yes Focal Point
1031 Dec 4 2010 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Unknown Ambush Road 10 44.5 Economic Unknown Unknown One national staff (a security guard) killed and another national staff (a community mobilizer) wounded when their vehicle stumbled upon an ambush. The INGO they worked for was distributing cash and the money was being delivered by a local money transfer company, known as hawala. The two staff were travelling 70 km behind the hawala and came across the bandits, who had been holding the money transfer staff for almost an hour. Pending Media
1080 Jan 3 2011 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Public location 7 48 Political Unknown Unknown A local staff of an INGO was injured when an RCIED exploded near a hotel, injuring 4 people. The attack was thought to be targeted at the Governor. The injured local staff was arrested under suspicion of involvement in the attack. Pending Media
1314 Feb 13 2011 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Raid Office/compound 2.033333 45.35 Political Unknown Unknown A security guard for an INGO was injured when a and grenade was lobbed into the organization's compound. Pending Archived
1092 Feb 20 2011 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 7.644954 47.827913 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown A national staff from an INGO was abducted by pirates at his residence in the evening. The abduction is reportedly related to private matters. Yes Focal Point
1162 Jun 2011 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 3.116667 43.65 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab A local staff (polio specialist) was taken from his home in late June by Al Shabaab members. The office computer was also confiscated for investigations. His relative has said that she expects him to be released once the investigation is complete. Pending Media
1258 Aug 25 2011 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 5.2003075 45.5255394 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A staff member of a local NGO (a UN implementing partner) was killed an operation by militia forces allied with the Transitional Federal Government in an operation to recover two trucks carrying UN food which had been carjacked by militias of another clan. Yes Focal Point
1149 Aug 27 2011 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 3.325005 42.2205319 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One female national staff of an NGO was kidnapped and also shot by Al Shabab militants. Pending Archived
1151 Aug 28 2011 SO Somalia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 3.116667 43.65 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab A national ICRC staff was shot several times in the head and chest by Al Shabab militants. The incident caused escalating tensions between Al Shabab rebels and local clan elders, who demanded a retaliatory killing. Yes Media
1261 Oct 2011 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 8.3676771 49.083416 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member killed in Somalia. Yes Focal Point
1776 Oct 5 2011 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 0.516395 42.068844 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One INGO contractor, accused of being a spy, was abducted by Al Shabaab while transporting supplies from Kenya to Somalia. UPDATE: He was rescued on 10 April 2014 by Kenyan troops who are part of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) during an operation on the outskirts of the Somali town of Dhobley. Pending Media
1173 Oct 25 2011 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.76972 47.43083 Political Unknown Unknown Two international staffers and their Somali driver were kidnapped by unknown assailants near Galkayo town. Al-Shabab has denied involvement. UPDATE: The two international staffers were rescued about three months later by a team of U.S. special forces. Yes Official Report
1316 Oct 30 2011 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 6.77396 47.42506 Unknown Unknown Unknown An acting director of a LNGO was killed by unknown gunmen in Garsoor village near hotel Guure. Circumstances unclear. Pending Archived
1317 Nov 18 2011 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 6.769709 47.430831 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staff working as protection officer with an INGO was shot and killed by unknown gunmen when leaving a local mosque after evening prayers. Pending Archived
1318 Nov 18 2011 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 9.1549 47.47764 Economic Unknown Unknown A national staff working with an INGO was shot and wounded by unknown gunmen in his hotel room. Pending Archived
1179 Nov 19 2011 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 6.769709 47.430831 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staff member of an international NGO was shot and killed by unknown masked gunment upon leaving a mosque in Galkayo. The INGO suspended activities while Puntland authorities investigated the murder. Yes Media
1265 Nov 19 2011 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 8.47738 47.35971 Economic Unknown Unknown An INGO national staff was robbed while transporting money. He was staying overnight at a hotel when two armed men came to his hotel door, forced their way in and shot him once in the shoulder, then took the money and fled Yes Focal Point
1319 Nov 20 2011 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 0.51265 42.07962 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab An LNGO national staffer was wounded when a convoy of Kenyan military and anti-AS militias was ambushed by AS militants on the main road between Dhoobley and Tabta in the vicinity of Hawinha. The LNGO's vehicle was in the convoy. Pending Archived
1188 Dec 23 2011 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 5.2003075 45.5255394 Incidental Aid recipient Not applicable Two UN national staffers and one staffer of a local NGO were shot and killed by a refugee camp resident in Matabaan during an aid distribution. According to reports, the shooting appeared to have been over a personal matter Pending Media
1190 Dec 29 2011 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 2.033333 45.35 Economic Staff member Not applicable Two international staffers of an INGO were shot and killed by a disgruntled national staff member while working in a hospital in Mogadishu. Yes Official Report
1482 Jan 5 2012 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 11.2784798 49.1799522 Incidental Police or paramilitary Police One national staff member was accidentally shot in her chest by police, after firing the shot at the ground, while they interviewed her in her home regarding a criminal incident. Yes Focal Point
1194 Jan 12 2012 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shelling Ambush Road 5.303435 45.880207 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab The head of a Somali NGO and his driver were killed by Shabab militants who fired an RPG at their car. It is very likely that this car was mistaken for Ethiopian National Defence Forces. Yes Media
1513 Apr 12 2012 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 3.116667 43.65 Incidental Police or paramilitary Police One national UN staff and a one local NGO staff were arrested shortly after a grenade attack and severely beaten during their detention, until their status was clarified and they were released. The UN staff was medevaced from Baidoa to Nairobi. Yes Official Report
1300 May 9 2012 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 3.116667 43.65 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO Project Coordinator was shot and killed while leaving a mosque after evening prayers. Yes Media
1512 May 19 2012 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Raid Office/compound 5 47 Economic Unknown Unknown Two LNGO staff were seriously injured when unknown gunmen reportedly opened fire at the LNGO compound. The motive of the attack is reportedly related to a dispute over goat and cash distributions carried out by the NGO in the area. Yes Official Report
1327 Jul 11 2012 SO Somalia 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 4 3 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.76972 47.43083 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown Two Kenyan aid workers and a Somali doctor working for an international NGO were kidnapped by Somali pirates, and their driver was wounded. UPDATE: After nearly two years, the three kidnapped staff were released on 5 June 2014. Yes Media
1344 Aug 27 2012 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 1.8427539 44.5937239 Unknown Unknown Unknown A UN national staffer was shot and killed in Marka. The reasons behind the killing are unknown. Yes Media
1509 Sep 20 2012 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Body-borne IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.11667 45.4 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Unknown Two Somali watchmen working for an INGO and a LNGO staff were among those who were killed when two BBIED targeted Village Restaurant in Xamar Weyne District Yes Official Report
1514 Sep 28 2012 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.560335 44.069722 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN national staff was assaulted by five unidentified men while walking home; the men hit the staff with a stone in the face when he resisted their attempt to take away his mobile phone. Yes Official Report
1355 Oct 2 2012 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 6.770838 47.42873 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A Turkish aid worker was wounded in the crossfire during an interclan firefight while traveling in Galkayo. Pending Media
1505 Oct 19 2012 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.060461 45.375419 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN staff member was shot and injured from a stray bullet when leaving a mosque. Yes Official Report
1506 Nov 4 2012 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.036817 45.337338 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab 8 NGO staff were injured in a complex attack with small arms fire and two suicide bombers. The target location was the Village Restaurant near Amira Hotel which is popular with politicians, diasporas and other important stakeholders of Mogadishu. Yes Official Report
1370 Dec 5 2012 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 3.116667 43.65 Political Unknown Unknown A UN aid worker was kidnapped from his home by gunmen in Baidoa. Pending Media
1508 Dec 9 2012 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.933056 43.181667 Unknown Police or paramilitary Somaliland Rapid Response Unit (RRU) A national staff of an INGO who was in the area at the same time as officers of the Somaliland Rapid Response Unit (RRU) launched an assault against the house of a woman suspected of being an AS operative was reportedly beaten by members for the RRU for no apparent reason. Yes Official Report
1507 Dec 12 2012 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 9.560335 44.069722 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN national staff was injured during an attack by four people armed with sticks and knives while on his way to his office and robbed of his mobile phone and other personal effects. Yes Official Report
1374 Dec 19 2012 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.032264 45.267468 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable A staffer of a national NGO was shot and killed by two armed men as he was leaving a parking lot. The killing was reportedly linked to the victims' decision to host a sister who had left her husband (a member of the AS movement). Yes Media
1504 Dec 30 2012 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 5.303435 45.880207 Incidental Unknown Unknown One INGO staff was injured when struck by a ricocheting bullet resulting from a private dispute, which he had been attempting to mediate. Yes Official Report
1841 Jan 27 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 2.056278 45.300605 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO security guard was injured when a shooting broke out in front of a medical health facility managed by the INGO. Yes Official Report
1701 Feb 16 2013 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location -0.360445 42.548779 Incidental Police or paramilitary Somaliland Rapid Response Unit (RRU) One local NGO staff member was shot and killed by local police forces at a police station in Kismayo. The individual was injured but later died of his injuries. Yes Official Report
1842 Feb 18 2013 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 2.333333 42.283333 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One LNGO manager was wounded during clashes between two groups of Al Shabaab fighters. The clash was reportedly triggered by a dispute over the continuation of the LNGO's activities. Yes Official Report
1410 Apr 14 2013 SO Somalia 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Road 2.020684 45.304072 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national driver for a foreign NRCS was killed and three international staff wounded in Mogadishu when a suicide car bomb targeting government court buildings detonated as their convoy passed by. Yes Media
1843 May 25 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.021074 45.288353 Incidental Host State Somali Armed Forces One INGO employee was killed during clashes between two groups of Somali National Government (SNG) forces. Yes Official Report
1446 Jun 19 2013 SO Somalia 13 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 3 13 12 1 0 Complex attack Raid Office/compound 2.043557 45.314087 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One UN staffer, 3 UN contractors, and 4 guards were killed during a complex attack, when a VBIED rammed the UN's external gate and was simultaneously detonated. Seven assailants entered the compound on foot, tossing hand grenades in the process. Another UN staffer and 4 other guards were also injured. Yes Official Report
1836 Jun 29 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Public location -0.358216 42.545087 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One INGO nurse was killed by a stray mortar during clashes between clan militias. The nurse was assisting the wounded at the time of the attack. Yes Official Report
1706 Jul 4 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 9.55012 44.066165 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was attacked by a gang and suffered a knife wound to the hand. Yes Focal Point
1850 Jul 12 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 10.828468 49.252965 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One INGO staff member was injured when shooting broke out during what seems to have been an inter-clan attack. Yes Official Report
1517 Jul 23 2013 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 6.769623 47.430615 Unknown Unknown Unknown A senior leader of a local NGO was shot dead by two masked gunmen shortly as he left Imamu-Shafici mosque in Garsor village of Galkayo. Yes Media
1844 Jul 31 2013 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 2.045742 45.302612 Incidental Host State Somali Armed Forces Two LNGO staff were injured when Somali National Government (SNG) forces opened fire on the LNGO vehicle, allegedly because the vehicle did not stop when ordered to do so. The two staff were taken to a hospital. Yes Official Report
1741 Sep 1 2013 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.026156 45.331465 Unknown Police or paramilitary Police Two UN-contracted employees were shot and wounded by police as they were trying to enter the seaport. Yes Focal Point
1851 Sep 7 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Body-borne IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.032836 45.33976 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab An INGO guard was wounded during an Al Shabaab attack. Yes Official Report
1688 Sep 22 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 10.616478 47.366652 Economic Aid recipient Refugees One INGO staff member was attacked by refugees, who were upset about the lack of food. The staff member sufferred a broken nose. Yes Focal Point
1845 Oct 22 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 6.766627 47.429627 Incidental Unknown Unknown An INGO security guard was shot and injured by an unknown armed man. The attack may have been connected to an inter-clan dispute. Yes Official Report
1838 Nov 17 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 1.717466 44.768614 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff member working at Marka General Hospital was shot and killed by unknown armed militia. The incident was reportedly related to clan revenge. Yes Official Report
1846 Nov 26 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 3.117687 43.644197 Economic Host State Somali Armed Forces An INGO security guard was shot and wounded by a member of the Somali National Government forces. The attack appears to be related to a dispute over INGO employment. Yes Official Report
1847 Dec 7 2013 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.983244 44.283339 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO-contracted driver was shot and kiled by an unidentified gunman. Yes Official Report
1852 Dec 29 2013 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Ambush Road 0.645158 41.560769 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Five local NGO staff members were abducted by unidentified gunmen. Yes Official Report
1633 Jan 3 2014 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.795825 44.077254 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab A national polio worker contracted by the UN was abducted by suspected Al Shabaab near Buur Hakaba. It appears that Al Shabaab believed those associated with the polio campaign to be spies. Yes Official Report
1645 Jan 25 2014 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.769709 47.430831 Unknown Unknown Unknown The director of a local NGO was shot by unknown individuals while on his way home. Yes Media
1973 Mar 15 2014 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 2.784056 45.500189 Unknown Host State Somali Armed Forces SNG soldier shot and killed a UN contracted driver of a truck carrying food aid in Hanti-Wadaag neighbourhood (Jowhar). The incident happened following an unknown dispute. The perpetrator was arrested. Yes Official Report
1792 Jul 14 2014 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 2.039138 45.346191 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One UN agency contractor was killed in an attack by Al-Shabaab on a government forces vehicle. The victim was reportedly connected with the government and was not targeted for his capacity as an aid agency contractor. Yes Official Report
1930 Oct 11 2014 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 7.644954 47.827913 Political Unaffiliated Not applicable A national staff member in Burtinle, Somalia was assaulted and stabbed with a knife at home by two individuals that had personal grievances against the aid agency that employed the female staff member. Yes Focal Point
1970 Oct 12 2014 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Public location 2.042622 45.327289 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab A vehicle loaded with explosives detonated in front of Aroma Restaurant at Makah Al-Mukaram Road (Hawl-Wadaag District) in the evening. The restaurant was hosting an event to mark 60th anniversary of the founding of the Somali flag. Thirteen people were killed while 18 others were injured, one of the casualties was a local staff member of a INGO. Yes Official Report
1971 Oct 25 2014 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 6.786372 47.433257 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Dir Clan A gunman from Dir clan shot and killed a local NGO staff from Majerteen/Biciid yahan sub-clan in Galkacyo in the morning of 25/10. The killing is reportedly linked with verification of IDP registrations. Yes Official Report
1972 Nov 24 2014 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 3.128817 43.652716 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Al-Shabaab fighters abducted two local NGO staff members in Toosweyne. The abducted staff members were on a mission to visit a health facility in the area and were working on an immunization program. The NGO staff workers were released on 11/12 after 17 days in detention after the intervention of local elders. Yes Official Report
1863 Dec 3 2014 SO Somalia 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Body-borne IED Ambush Road 2.033333 45.35 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Four Somali staff of a security firm contracted by the UN were killed when an Al Shabaab suicide bomber attacked a UN convoy near the Mogadishu airport. Pending Media
2036 Jan 6 2015 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Ambush Road 4.742941 45.200936 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff worker was killed and two injured when their car was fired apon by armed militia at an illegal checkpoint in Bacda. The motive for the attack is unknown. Yes Official Report
2037 Feb 8 2015 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 9.149052 48.420033 Unknown Unknown Unknown Reportedly, one local NGO aid worker was killed and one injured when the vehicle that they were travelling in was fired upon by armed men driving in another car. The motive for the attack is unknown. Yes Official Report
2038 Feb 14 2015 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 6.787273 47.439235 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable A local NGO worker stabbed a colleague during a personal dispute. Yes Official Report
2039 Feb 20 2015 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.03153 45.337701 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two NGO staff members were injured and one killed in a complex attack in Mogadishu. Approximately 25 people were killed by al Shabaab at the Central Hotel and a local mosque close to the hotel as a result. Yes Official Report
2040 Apr 2 2015 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.726904 45.191571 Incidental Unknown Unknown A driver for an INGO was shot and injured in Hawl-Wadaag. He was taken to the hospital because his wounds required surgical intervention. The attack was reportedly a result of tension between clans. Yes Official Report
1966 Apr 12 2015 SO Somalia 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.062778 41.648056 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab According to a local media report, 3 aid workers for an INGO, 2 UN contracted staff from a private company, and 2 private company staff members (not counted here), were kidnapped in Gedo by armed gunmen thought to be part of Al Shabaab. The aid workers were allegedly abducted between Garilley and Fafahdun towns and taken to Bardere. They were all released on different dates with the help of local elders and the last release of the INGO staff members took place on June 14th. Yes Media
1911 Apr 20 2015 SO Somalia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 Roadside IED Individual attack Road 8.4 48.483333 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Four international UN staff members were killed when a roadside bomb exploded next to their minibus. They were traveling from their guesthouse to their office in Garowe. Al Shabab, a extremist group with links to Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack, according to The Associated Press. Yes Media
2043 Jun 21 2015 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 1.717466 44.768614 Unknown Unknown Unknown Attackers armed with guns shot and killed a man in Wadajir neighbourhood. The victim was working for an INGO. Yes Official Report
2044 Jul 22 2015 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Raid Home 3.11405 43.651925 Unknown Unknown Unknown A woman working for a local NGO was shot in her home by intruders. Yes Official Report
2045 Jul 22 2015 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 10.829661 49.252466 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO vehicles were stopped by a militia close to Belet Weyne. The 5 INGO staff traveling in the vehicle were temporarily detained but released after clan elders negotiated on their behalf . One of the INGO drivers is still being held. The motive was said to be clan related. Yes Official Report
2123 Nov 11 2015 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.046934 45.318162 Unknown Host state Somali Armed Forces A female national INGO aid worker was driving an ambulance when she was shot by Somali forces. The bullet hit her in the leg. Yes Focal Point
2063 Nov 14 2015 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 4.742941 45.200936 Unknown Unknown Unknown A UN contractor was killed after an assailant in another vehicle pulled up to his car and shot at it. The contractor died of his injuries at the hospital. Yes Official Report
2033 Dec 14 2015 SO Somalia 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 2.046934 45.318162 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unidentified gunmen shot an employee of a UN agency and an INGO in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The victim and her colleague from a partner organization, who was driving a private vehicle, were attacked while travelling through Mogadishu. Both were killed. Yes Official Report
2048 Jan 21 2016 SO Somalia 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 3.11718 45.356821 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab In a complex attack by Al-Shabab, a car packed with explosives rammed into the Beach View Hotel on Lido beach in Mogadishu, reportedly killing up to 20 people (not counted here). A national staff member for the UN was among those killed when the restaurants along Lido beach were attacked. A national INGO staff member was also wounded in the attack. Yes Official Report
2204 Feb 24 2016 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.4 48.466667 Economic Unknown Unknown One female INGO national staff member was stabbed at the front gate of her home. The robbers took her mobile phone and then fled. She was treated at the hospital. Yes Official Report
2225 Feb 28 2016 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Roadside IED Unknown Unknown 3.11718 43.6469 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two aid workers for a local NGO were killed in IED blasts in Baidoa. Yes Official Report
2042 Apr 6 2016 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 8.408416 48.483724 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable Two INGO staff members were stabbed with a knife by a civilian over a land dispute. Yes Official Report
2170 Apr 14 2016 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.826288 40.946045 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab A contracted driver for a UN agency was abducted by suspected Al Shabaab fighters near Likoley and Elade, Gedo region in Somalia while carrying humanitarian supplies to a distribution site. The truck was looted. As a result of this incident, deliveries of humanitarian supplies have not resumed to those areas. The driver was released after one week. Yes Focal Point
2205 Apr 24 2016 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 0.06916 42.738201 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab A local female INGO staff worker was detained by Al-Shabaab fighters in Jamaame. She and five other civilians were detained at the same time and put in jail. She was on leave at the time and accused of working for an American NGO. She spent more than a week in prison and was conditionally released (she was required to stay in the village pending investigation on the charges brought against her by Al-Shabaab). The aid worker was released on April 24th, 2016. Yes Official Report
2206 Jun 1 2016 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.043497 45.300802 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One local NGO staff member was killed in a complex attack on the Ambassador Hotel in Hodan District. A suicide bomber drove a vehicle laden with explosives into the hotel which was then stormed by Al-Shabaab fighters. Reportedly, more than 20 people were killed in the attack and more than fifty were injured, including the local NGO staff member. Yes Official Report
2103 Jun 25 2016 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Ambush Public location 2.046934 45.318162 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One INGO staff member was killed as a result of a Al Shaabab attack on the Naso Hablod hotel in Mogadishu. The staff member was standing across the street when the initial blast from the VBIED occurred at the entrance to the hotel. He died as a result of his injuries as did 14 other people. Twenty-five civilians were also injured in the attack. Yes Media
2246 Jul 26 2016 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Road 2.046934 45.318162 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A vehicle-borne IED detonated close to a UN compound as a convoy was passing. One national UN staff member was walking near the explosion and was killed instantly as a result of the explosion. Yes Focal Point
2261 Aug 25 2016 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.046934 45.318162 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two INGO aid workers jumped from the second floor of their hotel to get away from an Al-Shaabab attack on a restaurant that was in close proximity to the hotel. One of the aid workers hurt his shoulder in the escape and had to be admitted to the hospital and then was transferred after they were both evacuated to Nairobi. Yes Focal Point
2207 Sep 21 2016 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 6.247407 46.226018 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two national staff members and their driver were shot and killed while travelling from Balanbal to Cabudwaaq. Reportedly, they were specifically targeted by another clan due to a work dispute. Yes Official Report
2226 Oct 7 2016 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 6.769239 47.430611 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable An INGO local contractor was hit by a stray bullet during clashes between armed forces in Gaalkacyo. He later died in the hospital as a result of his injuries. Yes Official Report
2367 Jan 4 2017 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Raid Office/compound 2.046934 45.318162 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab At least one guard for a UN agency was severely wounded when a car bomb exploded in the organization's garage. The security guard is a Somali national. Al-Shabaab reportedly took responsibility for the attack. Three additional security guards were injured in the attack (not currently counted here because the information on the additional guards could not be verified). Yes Official Report
2230 Jan 25 2017 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.03596 45.327206 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two UN staff members were injured during a complex attack by Al-Shabaab on Hotel Dayah, which was popular with government officials and politicians. A car with explosives was first used to breach the gate of the hotel, followed by a raid on the hotel and then a secondary blast. Reportedly, 28 people died in the attack and 43 were wounded. Yes Media
2234 Feb 23 2017 SO Somalia 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site 4.742941 45.200936 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Three national aid workers for an INGO were reportedly abducted by suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen at Hajub, near Beledweyne. They were providing humanitarian assistance to drought-affected beneficiaries at the time of the attack. They were all released within a week. Yes Media
2237 Mar 22 2017 SO Somalia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.339047 42.288006 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One NRCS national staff member was reportedly shot and killed not far from where he lived in Bardhere town by two suspected al-Shabaab militants. Although it appears that he was targeted, it is unclear whether he was targeted because of his work for an aid organization or because of a personal dispute. Yes Media
2307 Jul 16 2017 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.99087 43.860168 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al Shabaab Seven humanitarian workers kidnapped by al-Shabaab on July 16th near Baidoa, southwest of the capital Mogadishu, were released after being held for 8 days. According to early local media reports, a ransom was paid although the type (monetary, resource or other) cannot be currently verified. Pending Media
2323 Oct 14 2017 SO Somalia 0 0 0 18 0 0 5 13 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 18 Vehicle-born IED Raid Public location 2.046934 45.318162 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Five NRCS aid workers died after a massive truck bomb exploded in Mogadishu, followed by another, smaller, bomb. An additional thirteen aid workers (3 volunteers, 7 staff members, and 3 security guards) were wounded in the attack. Over 300 hundred people are reported to have been killed with scores more still missing. Although no credit has been taken for the attack, Al-Shabaab is widely reported as being the only group with the means to execute such an attack. This was the largest terrorist attack that Somalia has experienced in its history. Yes Media
2471 Oct 28 2017 SO Somalia 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Road 2.046934 45.318162 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two UN contracted guards and one contracted driver were killed in the suicide car bombing attack on the Naasa-Hablood Hotel in Mogadishu. A UN agency staff member who as also in the car survived but was also seriously wounded. He managed to jump out of the vehicle before the explosion. The national staff member received care in the local hospital and then was MEDEVAC to Nairobi for specialized medical attention. At least twenty-three people died in the attack. Yes Focal Point
2347 Jan 27 2018 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 2.046934 45.318162 Economic Staff member Security guard A UN agency staff member was shot dead in Mogadishu within the agency's compound. A security guard that had previously been fired and then reinstated to his post allegedly shot the employee. The motive for the attack appears to be in relation to that human resources incident. Yes Media
2383 Mar 28 2018 SO Somalia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Public location 2.032194 45.304361 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One ICRC staff member was critically injured when an Improvised Explosive Device in a car was detonated outside of the ICRC's office. The staff member later died in the hospital as a result of his injuries. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack and mentioned via their media portal that they killed the victim because he was a member of Parliament. The victim had been working for the ICRC for five months. One other person was hurt in the attack (not counted here). Yes Focal Point
2408 May 1 2018 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.046934 45.318162 Unknown Unknown Unknown One United Nations female staff member working for agency's immunization program was shot and killed by armed gunmen in Bakara market in the capital, Mogadishu. Although her duty station was in Baidoa town, she was off-duty in Mogadishu buying items for her upcoming wedding, according to a statement made by a family member. Yes Media
2407 May 2 2018 SO Somalia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Office/compound 2.046934 45.318162 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Unknown A female international staff member working for the ICRC was kidnapped from inside the organization's compound by armed men in Mogadishu on Wednesday evening. Local security authorities have called this an inside job and are investigating whether this incident involved a local private security firm that was staffing the compound. At least one guard is suspected of participating in the kidnapping. Information about any of the perpetrators cannot be confirmed at this time. The motive for the kidnapping is unknown and concern for the aid worker's safety have been expressed. Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab operates in Somalia and is active in Mogadishu. Yes Media
2696 May 26 2018 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 7.216667 48.85 Economic Aid recipient Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was shot and wounded by an aid recipient at a project site. Reports indicate the perpetrator was upset with being missed during an aid distribution. Yes Focal Point
2514 Aug 9 2018 SO Somalia 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.111621 43.491606 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Armed men reportedly abducted NRCS staff members near Baidoa town on August 9th. The staff members were on a mission to provide aid to drought-affected beneficiaries when they were abducted from the camp at gunpoint during a food distribution operation. It's unclear who kidnapped the staff members but militants have previously carried out attacks in the region. The staff members were released on 23rd August 2018. Yes Focal Point
2599 Aug 11 2018 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.05003 45.322399 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two female health workers employed by a local NGO were abducted by an AOG. Local community members negotiated for their release. The staff members were held for approximately 36 hours. Yes Focal Point
2708 Sep 29 2018 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 7.216667 48.85 Political Aid recipient Not applicable One male national INGO worker was seriously injured after being assaulted by a disgruntled aid recipient who was reportedly not included in an aid distribution. Yes Focal Point
2586 Feb 28 2019 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.76956 42.06527 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unknown 6 national aid workers have reportedly been kidnapped in the Gedo region of Somalia. Initial reports indicate around 10 people were taken, but some managed to escape and alert authorities. Although no group has officially taken responsibility, Al Shabaab is being blamed. Yes Media
2960 May 14 2019 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 4.030278 42.296667 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two INGO national staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Geedweyne, 30km east of Doolow. The staff members were on mission in the remote village when the incident occurred. Information on their release is unavailable at this time. Yes Media
2727 Jul 2 2019 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 2.333333 42.283333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable The head of a local NGO in the Gredo region of Somalia was killed by a group of armed assailants approximately 4km from Baardheere in Bula Cadey. Three NGO staff members were also taken at the same time as the killing, and were released unharmed 5 hours later and 46km away (not counted here). Yes Official Report
2732 Jul 12 2019 SO Somalia 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shooting Raid Public location -0.358056 42.545278 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Unknown One male international INGO director and one UN agency manager were shot and killed after an attack by Al Shabaab militants on the Assey Hotel in Kismayo, Somalia. Media reports indicate the militants used a vehicle borne explosive device to obstruct the front entrance, where after at least 4 perpetrators entered the hotel and attacked those inside with weapons. The perpetrators were in the building for more than 14 hours and killed 25 other people. Yes Media
2740 Jul 22 2019 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.0299564 45.3101475 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One UN national staff member was injured by the blast after a VIED reportedly rammed the main gate of the Afrik Hotel located in Mogadishu. Reports indicate the attack is being attributed to Al Shabaab as the blast accordingly also targeted a main security checkpoint near the hotel. Media reports outline 17 civilians were killed and many injured. Yes Official Report
2990 Jul 30 2019 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Project site 10.687778 43.936389 Political Aid recipient Not applicable One male INGO staff member was stabbed by an angry beneficiary at a food distribution point in Lughaya because he attempted to forcefully take items. Yes Focal Point
2775 Sep 14 2019 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road 2.65 45.05 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One male humanitarian aid worker was killed when a roadside explosion damaged a convoy carrying government representatives. The explosion reportedly occurred on Jowhar-Bal'ad road. Yes Media
2912 Dec 22 2019 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 6.7701456 46.7913915 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national driver was shot and killed when his INGO vehicle was ambushed on his way to a project site in Saaxo. Yes Focal Point
2889 Feb 3 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 3.928611 41.876111 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Five NGO aid workers, 4 male and 1 female, were kidnapped while distributing supplies approximately 13 km outside of Belet-Hawa, Gedo. Media reports suspect Al Shabaab due to their strong prevalence in the area. All staff were released 10 days later. Yes ACLED
3065 May 8 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.270477 42.479039 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Three NGO staff members travelling in Kismayo between Hoosingow and Dhobley town, were reportedly kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants. Further information is unavailable at this time. Yes Media
2999 May 12 2020 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Unknown Home 2.410556 42.976667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO staff member was injured after an unknown perpetrator threw a grenade at his house in Waaberi area of Dinsoor. Pending ACLED
3274 May 24 2020 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Public location 3.116667 43.65 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN male national staff member was wounded after a remote-controlled explosive device targeting a traditional dance group performing during an Eid celebration detonated. Yes Focal Point
2969 May 27 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Kidnap-killing Raid Office/compound 2.22733 45.65257 Disputed Unknown Unknown 7 NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown masked perpetrators from the NGO centre in Gololey, Balcad. On May 28 the bodies of the 7 staff members, and one other civilian, were returned to the centre. Investigations into the murders are ongoing. Conflicting reports point blame to the Somalia Armed Forces for retaliation over the death of soldiers, while other officials blame the group Al Shabaab. Yes Official Report
3008 Jun 14 2020 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.312222 48.954167 Disputed Unknown Unknown One driver of an INGO rented vehicle with INGO staff as passengers, was shot and killed when unknown perpetrators ambushed and took the vehicle in Bilcil village and heading towards Awr-bogays village. Motive is suspected as either a carjacking or revenge killing. Yes Official Report
3041 Jul 10 2020 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Public location -0.358056 42.545278 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One UN agency contractor was injured after a suspected Al Shabaab militant threw a grenade into a restaurant in Sinnay Junction of Farjano village, Lower Juba. The contractor was treated at the local hospital for a laceration and a fragment injury. A child was also killed in the incident and 3 civilians seriously injured (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3195 Sep 21 2020 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 9.527889 45.5345 Economic Aid recipient Not applicable One female INGO international staff member was injured after unsatisfied aid recipients at a distribution site in Burco began throwing stones at the aid workers. She was injured on her hand and leg. Yes Focal Point
3233 Sep 30 2020 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 2.033333 45.333333 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN national male staff was injured when stabbed during a street robbery in Mogadishu. Yes Focal Point
3097 Oct 27 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Public location 2.033333 45.333333 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two NGO staff members were reportedly killed after a vehicle-borne IED exploded in the capital Mogadishu. Media reports indicate a polio vaccination campaign group consisting of health workers, humanitarian staff, and government officials was attacked by Al Shabaab militants. The militants first attacked with guns shooting and killing an official and a health worker, before fleeing and triggering the VBIED. Yes Media
3100 Oct 30 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.033333 45.35 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One head of a local NGO and well-known community elder was reportedly shot and killed by Al Shabaab militants in Elasha Biyaha village, Afgooye district. Yes Official Report
3101 Oct 31 2020 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.53 42.58 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was reportedly injured after a vehicle-borne IED exploded as the staff passed by. The IED was placed on a vehicle carrying the district chief, the intended target, and killed the official along with his bodyguard. Yes Official Report
3532 Jan 7 2021 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.039167 45.341944 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One UN contacted security guard was killed when he was walking beside a road and a vehicle hit an IED in Mogadishu. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility. Yes Focal Point
3177 Jan 31 2021 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.033333 45.333333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff were killed in a complex attack on a hotel in Mogadishu. Yes Official Report
3143 Feb 2 2021 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.0299564 45.3101475 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One INGO staff member was killed during a complex attack on the Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu. Official statements report Al Shabaab militants exploded a car bomb outside the hotel and then stormed the building with guns. 4 other civilians were killed and 10 injured (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3269 Mar 5 2021 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.148109 46.39727 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Marehan-Wagardhac militia One NGO staff was reportedly kidnapped by Mare-Wagardhac sub-clan militia members in Dhabad village, Galgaduud. Yes ACLED
3438 Oct 21 2021 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Project site 3.4 45.583333 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Hawadle Clan militia One NGO staff member was shot and killed by a militia member after refusing a food ration card the perpetrator was not entitled to. Yes ACLED
3478 Jan 12 2022 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Road 2.033333 45.333333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN humanitarian agency staff member driving a vehicle in Mogadishu was injured after a VBIED targeting a nearby convoy exploded. Yes Official Report
3751 Jan 16 2022 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Ambush Road 2.039167 45.341944 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Not applicable One national male INGO worker was injured by a hand grenade attack in Mogadishu. Yes Focal Point
3760 Mar 23 2022 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Body-borne IED Unknown Unknown 4.735833 45.203611 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One male national UN staff sustained major injuries during an explosion in the Lamagalay administration area in Beledweyne, targeting government and security personnel. Another UN staff, 20 security forces personnel, 14 civilians, and one AMISOM soldier also sustained injuries (not counted). Yes Focal Point
3699 Sep 3 2022 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 Bodily assault Ambush Road 4.419871 45.753025 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab 14 aid workers were killed in an aid convoy of 7 trucks carrying food, by Al Shabaab militants, on the road between Mahas and Beledweyne districts, Hiraan region. All the trucks were burned. Yes Media
3658 Oct 1 2022 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Other Explosives Raid Project site 3.100104 43.733038 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One NGO staff member was injured in an RPG attack while completing project activities in Geldheere village, near Baidoa town, Bay. Yes ACLED
3709 Feb 11 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 8.476 47.357 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male first aid instructor volunteer from the NRCS was killed by a stray bullet in Lasanod, Sool, Somaliland. Yes Media
3725 Feb 22 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 11.282146 49.176987 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO driver was shot and killed at a teashop by unknown armed men in Xiniinyo Warsangeli area, Bari region. Yes Media
4105 Mar 9 2023 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.410556 42.976667 Political Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was shot in the leg while standing in front of the office building in Dinsoor, Bay region. He was taken for medical treatment and has since almost fully recovered. Yes Focal Point
3781 Apr 7 2023 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 2.039167 45.341944 Political Unknown Unknown One national female UN polio vaccination worker was shot dead by unknown actors in Mogadishu while going house to house informing about the polio vaccination campaign. Yes Media
3872 Jun 6 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Ambush Road 4.783333 45.45 Economic Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Five NGO staff members were kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants on the road between Farlibah village and Beledweyne, around Morodiile, Hiraan. They were all released over a week later after a ransom demand. Yes ACLED
3833 Jun 10 2023 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.0426027 45.3596617 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One UN female aid worker was killed during a siege by Al Shabaab members in Lido Beach, Mogadishu. Eight other people were killed, and 10 were injured, including members of the Somali security forces and civilians. Yes Media
3874 Jun 24 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.074444 43.835278 Political Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two national NGO contractors and the driver were kidnapped by Al Shabaab near Bansoole village, Buur Hakaba, Bay due to their NGO affiliation. Yes ACLED
4137 Jul 8 2023 SO Somalia 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site 8.476 47.357 Disputed Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab 5 healthcare staff supported by an INGO, at the Las Anod General Hospital were injured due to shelling. Yes Focal Point
3897 Jul 21 2023 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 0.515556 42.073333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO driver was injured when unknown armed men opened fire on the vehicle he was driving near Dhobley town, Afmadow, Lower Juba. Yes ACLED
4056 Aug 6 2023 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 3.127168 43.663831 Political Host state Somali Armed Forces One male INGO aid worker was physically assaulted by soldiers from the Somali Armed Forces after refusing to add them to the list of beneficiaries at the Jakaton IDP camp, in Baidoa. The program was temporarily suspended due to the incident. Yes Focal Point
4197 Aug 8 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Road 8.904088 47.430049 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Dhulbahante clan Three NGO aid workers were injured when their ambulance was hit by mortar rounds during a combat between the Dhulbahante clan and the Somaliland security forces. Yes Media
3896 Aug 9 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 8.664230 45.844277 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Dulmi-diid clan militia One national NGO driver was abducted when the Dulmi-diid clan militia entered Daba Goryaale village and carjacked two NGO-owned vehicles in the Togdheer region. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
3918 Aug 12 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 4.735833 45.203611 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN staff member, off-duty and at home, was kidnapped by unknown armed for ransom in Beledweyne, Hiraan. He was held for more than 24 hours, but released unharmed. Yes ACLED
4194 Dec 24 2023 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.941436 43.865745 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was injured and later died after an IED exploded at a police checkpoint in Bay. Yes Media
5084 Jan 1 2024 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Public location 3.79998993873596 42.5445899963379 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One INGO founder was kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants in a public location in Luuq, Gedo. The aid worker was released a day later after negotiations with clan elders. Yes Official Report
4025 Jan 18 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Road 4.160525 42.078457 Unknown Host state Somali Armed Forces One national NNGO staff was injured after a government solider's bullet struck the organisation vehicle inside the Qansaley IDP camp, Dolow. Yes ACLED
5091 Feb 23 2024 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.03984999656677 43.79687881 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One NNGO and one INGO aid workers were kidnapped during an ambush by Al Shabaab in Baidoa, Bay. Both aid workers were released some days later after the intervention of clan elders. Two other civilians were also kidnapped and released during the incident (not counted). Yes Official Report
5100 Feb 27 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 8.40635013580322 48.4818801879883 Other Staff member Colleague One NNGO aid worker was shot and wounded by a colleague at their office in Garoowe, Nugaal. Yes Official Report
5110 Mar 27 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 2.40735006332397 42.9765510559082 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One NNGO aid worker was shot and injured during a crossfire between two clans in Dinsoor, Bay. Yes Official Report
4128 Apr 4 2024 SO Somalia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 Landmine Combat/Crossfire Road 2.095567 45.366741 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One international INGO aid worker and one national INGO aid worker were killed by Al Shabaab militants when on their way to deliver food assistance in Mogadishu. Yes Media
5111 Apr 17 2024 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 8.20365428924561 47.0322685241699 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Dhulbahante clan One INGO-contracted technician was shot and injured by a Dhulbahante clan member during the installation of solar panels at a project site in Buhoodle, Togdheer. Yes Official Report
4567 Apr 22 2024 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Public location 2.046821 45.317230 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by unknown actors in Karaan, Banadir. Yes Focal Point
4253 May 15 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Roadside IED Unknown Road 4.165968 42.075375 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two NGO staff were injured when an Al Shabaab roadside IED exploded on the Dolow-Beled Xaawo road, Dolow. Yes Official Report
4216 Jun 1 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Unknown Office/compound 3.107049 43.641429 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One LNGO bodyguard was injured by an IED planted by Al Shabaab at the entrance of the office in Baidoa, Baydhaba, Bay. Yes ACLED
4318 Jul 6 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 3.698056 42.597222 Incidental Unaffiliated Unknown One aid worker was shot and killed and another succumbed to his injuries during medical evacuation after the two staff were caught in escalating clan violence in an IDP settlement, Luuq, Gedo. Yes Media
5112 Jul 12 2024 SO Somalia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 3.32800006866455 42.2198791503906 Political Host state Somali Armed Forces One INGO aid worker was shot and injured by a Somali National soldier after asking the person to enter unarmed into the project site in Garbahaarey, Gedo. The INGO suspended operations after the incident. Yes Official Report
4494 Jul 14 2024 SO Somalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 2.046784 45.317916 Incidental Police or paramilitary Local government actors One female UN aid worker was injured when a police officer shot at the motorcycle she was on during a misunderstanding in the Wadajir area of Mogadishu, Banadir. The motorcycle driver was also injured (not counted). Yes Focal Point
5113 Aug 2 2024 SO Somalia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Complex attack Raid Public location 2.03770589828491 45.3604393005371 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two UN aid workers were injured during a complex attack by Al Shabaab in a hotel in Mogadishu. At least 37 civilians were killed during the attack (not counted). Yes Official Report
4398 Aug 20 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 5.603436 46.593434 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One male national NGO staff was killed when gunfire was exchanged during a land dispute near the village of Mirig, Dhuusamareeb. 5 other civilians were wounded during the incident (not counted here).   Yes Official Report
4280 Aug 20 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 1.786619 44.530304 Other Non-state armed group: Subnational Digil-Jiido clan militia One LNGO aid worker was shot and killed by armed men from the Digil-Jiido clan militia allegedly over a revenge dispute in Qoryooley, Lower Shabelle. Yes ACLED
4401 Sep 18 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Project site -0.347117 42.566190 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two female NGO aid workers were injured when an Al-Shabaab-planted IED exploded on a project site in Jubaland. Yes Official Report
4375 Nov 7 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.055350 44.744884 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One NGO driver was abducted while transporting aid supplies by unknown members of an armed group in Lower Shabelle. His whereabouts are unknown. Yes Official Report
4373 Nov 10 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Roadside IED Unknown Road 2.172381 45.119118 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One female NGO aid worker was killed when an Al Shabaad-planted IED exploded close to Afgooye, Far North region. Other civilians were also killed during the incident (not counted). Yes Official Report
4374 Nov 17 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road 2.112874 45.102936 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab One NGO aid worker was killed when an Al Shabaad-planted IED exploded close to Afgooye, Far North region. Other civilians were also killed during the incident (not counted). This was the second IED explosion in the area one week apart. Yes Official Report
4376 Nov 29 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 5.661550 46.416500 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Dir Clan One NGO aid worker was shot and killed during an ambush on a civilian vehicle by a Dir clan group in Galguduud. Other civilians were injured during the incident (not counted). Yes Official Report
5114 Dec 1 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 3.31603193283081 43.4698829650879 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Al Shabaab Two LNGO aid workers were kidnapped during an ambush by Al Shabaab when returning from a training in Baidoa, Bay. The aid workers were released eight days later after the intervention of clan elders. Yes Official Report
5115 Dec 23 2024 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 4.1635799407959 42.076171875 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Clan One LNGO aid worker was kidnapped by Clan militiamen at a project site, allegedly due to clan revenge. The aid worker was released a day later after the intervention of clan leaders and the authorities. Yes Official Report
4938 May 17 2025 SO Somalia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Office/compound 3.111419 43.653702 Unknown Unaffiliated Private security guard One NNGO aid worker was shot and killed at the NGO office by a private security guard in Baidoa, Baydhaba, Bay. Pending ACLED
Total 176 209 13 34 163 2 235 160 104 6 505 26 11 55 0 92 597 284 45 268