| Battle of Bal'ad | |||||||
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| Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |||||||
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| 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.