Four people were killed in a raid by militants from the Al-Shabaab extremist group on the Somali town of Balcad north of Mogadishu.
![Al-Shabaab [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/media/images/7D8FF848-EEF3-4A76-AB8D-28FC2F3E6AB2.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=by-aZFLy "Al-Shabaab [AFP]")
![Mogadishu weapons [Anadolu/Getty-file photo]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/8B8064E7-6141-455D-95E3-32EC42EDF5E7.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=sInHF9_g "Mogadishu weapons [Anadolu/Getty-file photo]")
![Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed [TASS/Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/78A9749F-AB98-4D31-B154-1E5D772DBD5B.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=vuLGXlym "Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed [TASS/Getty]")
![Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed [Anadolu Agency/Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/A39B6440-900D-4460-9037-35A3757D2ED1.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=y9DjSY9H "Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed [Anadolu Agency/Getty]")
