location: Hareer Cradle
notes: A convoy escorting the Somali president, Sharif Shaykh Ahmad, was this evening attacked in Hareer Caadle, approximately 10 km from Balcad. Government and Amisom [African Union Mission in Somalia] forces guarding the president returned heavy fire in response to motors and bazookas targeted at the convoy.
target_text: location: Hareer Cradle, fatalities: 6