Incident Summary:

01/18/2016: Assailants attacked Kenyan soldiers between Eel Adde and Likoley in Shidley, Gedo, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201601180002

When:
2016-01-18

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Gedo

City:
Shidley

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Shidley area between El Adde and Likoley.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
Specific Description Kenyan Soldiers
Nationality of Target International
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Shabaab Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Kenyan forces, Somalia's Al-Shabab fighters clash near El-Adde," Shabeelle Media Network.net, January 18, 2016.
"SHABAAB CLAIMS 50 ATTACKS IN ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JAN 11-FEB 7, 2016, INCLUDING OPERATION AT BEACH VIEW HOTEL," SITE Intel Group, March 4, 2016.
"SOCAFRICA: Native Prospector East Africa Incident Tracker: 12 – 18 January 2016," SOCAFRICA, January 12, 2016.