location: Baidoa
notes: Suspected Shabaab operatives attacked the residence of a local clan elder in Nuuriya Gubka neighbourhood (south east of Baidoa town) in the night of 08/12. The elder, who was home at the time of the attack, was armed and exchanged fire with the attackers, eventually causing them to retreat. The elders wife was injured.
target_text: location: Baidoa, fatalities: 0