Awdheegle and Bariire attacks

Awdheegle and Bariire attacks
Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Date April 2, 2021 Location Awdheegle and Bariire, Lower Shabelle, Somalia Result Somali victory Al-Shabaab briefly captures Bariire
Belligerents
Somalia	al-Shabaab
Casualties and losses
48 (per al-Shabaab and US) 14 killed (per Somalia)	76 killed, 10 captured (per Somalia)

On April 2, 2021, Al-Shabaab militants simultaneously attacked Somali National Army bases in Awdheegle and Bariire, Lower Shabelle, killing forty-eight soldiers and dozens of al-Shabaab fighters. Somali forces were able to repulse both attacks.