location: Balanbale
notes: Unidentified gunmen killed two elders and their driver near Balanbale (Cabuud Waaq) in the afternoon of 11/12. The victims participated in the formation of Balanbale administration and were heading to Guri-Ceel when the incident happened. The motive behind the killing is unknown but it is believed to be clan revenge. The victims hail from Habar Gidir/Ceyr sub-clan. The perpetrators believed to be Marehan escaped.
target_text: location: Balanbale, fatalities: 2