source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Police Forces of Somalia (2017-)
actor2: Habar Gedir-Ayr Sub-Clan Militia (Somalia)
location: Matabaan
notes: On 23 December 2020, government special police forces (Har Macad) clashed with Ayr sub clan militia in the vicinity of Matabaan village (Belet Weyne, Hiraan). The militias manned this checkpoint to collect illegal taxation from commercial vehicles moving on the MSR from northern ports in Bossaso, Berbera to southern parts of Somalia and back. No fatalities and/or injuries reported.