Incident Summary:

06/29/2020: Assailants fired mortars at a Djiboutian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base outside Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202006290018

When:
2020-06-29

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hiiraan

City:
Beledweyne

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
Specific Description Djiboutian Base
Nationality of Target International
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
At least six mortars were used in the attack.
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
"SNA troops repulse Al-Shabaab attack at army base in central ...," Radio Garowe, June 30, 2020.
"Militants attack African Union peacekeepers in Somalia," Somaliweyn website, June 29, 2020.
"Militants claim shelling AU troops in central Somali town," Somali Memo website, June 29, 2020.