source: Radio Mogadishu; AFRICOM; Calamada; Shabelle Media Network; Undisclosed Source
actor1: Unidentified Military Forces
actor2: Al Shabaab
location: Saakow
notes: 18 September 2018: Foreign fighter jets have reportedly bombed areas of Middle Shabelle region destroying the former Sakow district health center and a second Al-Shabaab controlled building. Al-Shabaab sources claimed that three children were killed, and blamed the strikes on US-operated drones. The US air forces refuted the claim, stating that they had not conducted an airstrike since the 11 September. Radio Mogadishu, which supports the internationally recognized government, stated that the strike killed 12 Al-Shabaab fighters and leaders as they conducted a meeting. Fatalities coded at the most conservative point.