source: Radio Dalsan; Undisclosed Source
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Military Forces of Somalia (2017-)
location: Marka
notes: On 9 Jan 2019, Al Shabaab militants attacked a Somali National Army base in Xafad Rusia village vicinity in Merka (Marka) district. The attack was initiated with a Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) followed by a heavy exchange of machine gunfire, after which AS militants withdrew from their positions. There were reports of fatalities on both sides, as well as from among civilians (unknown coded as 10).