source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Military Forces of Somalia (2017-)
location: Mogadishu - Hawl Wadaag
notes: 20 August 2018: Suspected Al-Shabaab militants shot and killed a government soldier near the Bakara market in Mogadishu. The perpetrators escaped from the scene after shooting the soldier. On the same day, Al-Shabaab militants hurled a grenade at government soldiers stationed in the market. No injuries were reported.