source: Shabelle Media Network; Somali Memo
actor1: Military Forces of Somalia (2017-)
actor2: Al Shabaab
location: Baarka
notes: 23 July. Al Shabaab attacks and overtake a Somali military base at Baarka (coordinates approx), 50km of Kismayo. Al Shabaab claims 27 SNG fatalities. The remaining soldiers retreated and fled toward Bulogudud.