location: Mogadishu - Yaqshid
notes: Al Shabaab attackers launched a hit-and-run attack against Somali forces in Towfiiq neighbourhood (Yaaqshiid District) in the night 14/12. The two sides exchanged both light and heavy gunfire for 20 minutes after which the attackers withdrew. Three people were killed in the clash. Security forces conducted a door-to-door security operation in the area the following morning but it is unclear whether they made arrests.
target_text: location: Mogadishu - Yaqshid, fatalities: 3