location: Mogadishu - Wardhigley
notes: Unidentified armed men using pistols shot and killed a clan elder at Ali Kamin junction road vicinity in Wardhigley district. The elder was shot after exiting from a Mosque and was headed towards his home. The elder was one of the delegates who took part in the elections in Galmudug state in 2016. Al Shabaab had vowed to target elders who took part in the election, though their involvement is unclear here. The perpetrators managed to escape.
target_text: location: Mogadishu - Wardhigley, fatalities: 1