source: Undisclosed Source; Caasimada
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Police Forces of Somalia (2017-)
location: Jowhar
notes: On 9 March 2021, suspected Al Shabaab militants threw a hand grenade at a police checkpoint in Horseed village neighborhood in Jowhar town (Jowhar, Middle Shabelle). The soldiers reacted with gunfire towards the attackers' general direction. Two police officers were injured by the blast.