actor1: Dir Clan Militia (Somalia)
actor2: Al Shabaab
notes: Dir clan militiamen affiliated to Puntland administration killed three suspected al Shabaab fighters near Towfiiq Village (66km S of Jariiban) in the morning of 23/03. The incident happened after local pastoralists tipped off the Dir militia about the presence of seven al Shabaab fighters in area. The three were killed after they refused to surrender. The other four were arrested. It remains unclear whether they will be handed over to Puntland authorities.
target_text: actor1: Dir Clan Militia (Somalia), actor2: Al Shabaab