source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: Military Forces of Somalia (2017-)
location: Mogadishu - Karan
notes: On 18 January 2021, Al Shabaab militants carried out a hit and run attack, targeting a government security forces (SNA) checkpoint in the Buulo-Maaxay village neighborhood in Mogadishu - Karan district (Karan, Banadir). Al Shabaab claimed to have killed two soldiers, although this was not independently reported.