source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Police Forces of Somalia (2017-)
location: Mogadishu - Heliwa
notes: On 4 Jan 2019, suspected Al Shabaab fighters conducted a hit-and-run attack on the police based in Biya-Degeenka neighbourhood in Heliwa district. The clash was initiated by an explosion of a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) followed by heavy machine gunfire. AS were forced to withdraw. There were reports of injuries. Casualties from suspected AS militants could not be established. Al Shabaab had not claimed responsibility.