source: Alldhacdo
actor1: Military Forces of Somalia (2017-)
actor2: Private Security Forces (Somalia)
location: Ceel Macaan
notes: 12 September 2018: A gunfight erupted as a Somali government tax minister and a group of soldiers attempted to enforce a tax on a quarry in El Ma'an village, Middle Shabelle region. According to the source, arguments escalated into gunfire between the soldiers accompanying the minister and armed guards at the quarry, leaving at 4 dead and 5 others injured.