location: Baidoa
notes: An IED landmine targets a van carrying Somali soldiers. Somali armed forces rushed to the scene of the blast which they secured after arresting individuals who were near the blast scene. Casualties and losses of this blast have not been ascertained but witnesses informed media outlets that some of the soldiers aboard the vehicle were killed while others were injured.
target_text: location: Baidoa, fatalities: 2