source: Xinhua
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Civilians (Somalia)
location: Afgooye
notes: On the 5th August, 2018, a suicide bomber reportedly detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in Afgooye, killing 4 civilians and wounding several others. According to the source, the bomber had aimed at a military vehicle but missed the target, killing the civilians. Two soldiers were also wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility. *The al-Shabaab media outlet claimed that 15 soldiers were killed in the attack, fatalities coded at their lowest point for conservative estimates (includes the suicide bomber)