Battle of Bal'ad

Battle of Bal'ad
Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
DateOctober 7, 2022
Location
Muryale, Bal'ad, Somalia
Result Somali victory
Belligerents
Somalia al-Shabaab
Casualties and losses
12 killed (per al-Shabaab) 19 killed (per Somalia)

On October 7, 2022, Somali Army troops repulsed an Al-Shabaab attack on a military base near Balad, Somalia. In the skirmish, nineteen al-Shabaab members were reportedly killed.