source: Xinhua; Calamada; Undisclosed Source
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Police Forces of Somalia (2017-)
location: Mogadishu - Wardhigley
notes: On 4 Jan 2019, Al Shabaab fighters shot and killed a police commander of Wardhigley district at Hamar-Bile village in Wardhigley district, Mogadishu region. The commander was driving to his office when he was shot near the police station. The perpetrators escaped.