January 2021 Somalia bombings

January 2021 Somalia bombings
Part of Somali Civil War (2009-present)
LocationBal'ad, Dinsoor, and near Mogadishu, Somalia
DateJanuary 27, 2021
Target Somali National Army soldiers, civilians
Deaths18
  • 15 SNA soldiers
  • 2 civilians killed
  • 1 Burundian AMISOM peacekeeper killed
Injured7
  • 5+ in Dinsoor
  • 2 near Mogadishu
  • Unknown number injured in Bal'ad
Perpetrator al-Shabaab

On January 27, 2021, al-Shabaab launched multiple attacks on civilian and military sites across Somalia, killing sixteen people and injuring several more. The deadliest attack was an ambush by al-Shabaab on a Somali and AMISOM convoy in Bal'ad, which killed 14 people.


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