location: Baidoa
notes: Somali national police forces, while securing a food distribution site at 30th street in Adaado area of Horseed neighbourhood, clashed with South West Police force (SWSPF). An SWSPF officer, accompanied by several other SWSPF officers, claimed to not have been informed of a food distribution exercise at the area. Other unconfirmed reports indicated that the SWSPF officer demanded for a rations card where the distributors refused. There was a brief exchange of small arms fire. Three combatants and five civilians were killed and 17 others were injured. The SWSPF who instigated the clash escaped but was arrested two days after the incident.
target_text: location: Baidoa, fatalities: 8