source: Jawhar
actor1: Military Forces of Somalia (2017-)
actor2: Al Shabaab
location: Marka
notes: 23 August 2018: Clashes continued in the town of Marka between Somali National Army soldiers led by Abdullahi Ali Anod on one side and Al-Shabaab militants on the other. According to the source, 6 government soldiers and 4 Al-Shabaab fighters were killed. SNA soldiers claim to have arrested 27 Al-Shabaab militiamen during operations on the 24 August 2018.