Incident Summary:

11/13/2019: Assailants opened fire on the district chief's house in Adayga, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. The district chief and the deputy were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.

GTD ID:
201911130007

When:
2019-11-13

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Middle Shebelle

City:
Adayga

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Balcad district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Somalia
Specific Description House of District Chief: Abdullahi Hassan Haji
Nationality of Target Somalia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information The victims included the district chief's deputy, Elmi Qoje Hassan.
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 / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"2 gov't officials killed by Al-Shabab activists in Somalia," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), November 14, 2019.
"Al-Shabab militants kill 2 gov't officials in southern Somalia," Xinhua General News Service, November 14, 2019.