location: Xaawo-Cabdi
notes: A RCIED targeted the vehicle of Afgooye Mayor near Xaawo-Cabdi settlement (9km SE of Afgooye) in the morning of 19/01. Three men including the mayor were killed while two SNG soldiers were injured. SNG soldiers reportedly opened fire after the blast. The perpetrators escaped. Al Shabaab later claimed responsibility.
target_text: location: Xaawo-Cabdi, fatalities: 3