Incident Summary:

08/17/2019: Security forces intercepted assailants attempting to attack a military base in El-Salini, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Two assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.

GTD ID:
201908170019

When:
2019-08-17

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Lower Shebelle

City:
El-Salini

Location Details:
The incident occurred 60 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu and 15 kilometers from Number 50 Airstrip.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Somali National Army (SNA)
Specific Description Base
Nationality of Target Somalia
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 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 2
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 4
Sources
"2 al-Shabaab militants killed, 4 injured in southern Somalia," Xinhua General News Service, August 18, 2019.
"Somali gov't army kills 2, wounds 4 al-Shabaab militants," MENA English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), August 18, 2019.