Shabaab assaults African Union base
Shabaab, al Qaeda’s official branch in Somalia, has reportedly killed more than 50 Burundian troops stationed at an African Union base in the southern Somalian town of Leego. The Burundian forces are part of AMISOM, or the African Union Mission in Somalia. The African Union (AU) base in Leego, which is northeast of the capital of Mogadishu, came under attack last night after a suicide bomber detonated near the facility. After the explosion, an assault team was able to enter t
Shabaab releases images from the ambush of Ethiopian troops
A day after al Shabaab, al Qaeda’s official branch in Somalia, claimed it ambushed and killed dozens of Ethiopian troops in southern Somalia, the jihadist group has now released a photo report from the ambush. The photos show several burning and captured vehicles. One image shows the jihadist group capturing an armored vehicle, while others show a variety of small arms that were taken. Two photos show Ethiopian identification cards. Some photos are too graphic to be published
CONFLICT TRENDS (NO. 38) REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN POLITICAL VIOLENCE, JUNE 2015
Welcome to the June issue of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project’s (ACLED) Conflict Trends report. Each month, ACLED researchers gather, analyse and publish data on political vio- lence in Africa in realtime. Weekly updates to realtime conflict event data are published through our research partners at Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) and also on the ACLED website. This month’s issue focuses on civilian-targeted violence in the Democratic Rep
