source: Shabelle Media Network
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Police Forces of Somalia (2017-)
location: Mogadishu - Hamar Weyne
notes: On the 5th August, 2018, Al-Shabaab linked militants have reportedly shot dead a Somali policeman in the Afar Irdodka area of Hamar Waye area, Mogadishu. According to the source, the policeman was killed by armed men with pistols shortly after exiting a mosque. *Seperate sources have reported the event taking place in Xamar Jabjab district.