1.6.2. Members of parliaments, clan and people representatives, electoral delegates

For specific background information on the rationale and the reasons behind the targeting of members of federal and state parliaments, clan elders and , as please see the EASO COI Report Somalia: Targeted profiles (September 2021).598

Members of the Parliament. Current and former members of the Federal Parliament, as well as members of the various FMS parliaments, have been targeted by Al-Shabaab on several occasions in the reference period. ACLED kept track of 14 such events, which took place in south-central Somalia – notably Benadir, Bay, Hiraan, Lower Shabelle, Galgaduud, and Mudug – and involved mortar shells at residential places and hotels, roadside IED, and shooting. These events resulted in at least 13 estimated fatalities an unspecified number of casualties.599

Electoral delegates. Clan elders in their capacity as electoral delegates were targeted by Al-Shabaab on various occasions in the reference period. ACLED kept track of 10 of such events, with most instances taking place in south-central Somalia - notably Mogadishu (Benadir), Bay, and Lower Shabelle - and involving shooting of electoral delegates coming from various corners of the country. These events resulted in at least 7 estimated fatalities and an unspecified number of casualties.600