source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Military Forces of Somalia (2017-)
location: Gendershe
notes: 6 October 2018: AS militants ambushed an SNA convoy travelling from Mogadishu to Merka at Gendershe village vicinity in Merka district. There was an exchange of heavy gunfire which lasted for about 20 minutes. . One SNA senior officer was killed while three others were injured.