actor1: SVS: Shabelle Valley State Forces
actor2: Al Shabaab
notes: AS fighters armed with two technicals attacked a check point manned by fighters loyal to the Shabelle Valley State (SVS) in Jiracle, on the Belet Weyne-Matabaan road. It is the first time AS militias operate as far north. Reinforcements sent on two technicals by the SVS were ambushed by another group of AS fighters when crossing the Saalaxjeere bridge. Two SVS fighters were killed in the ambush, an undetermined number were injured.
target_text: actor1: SVS: Shabelle Valley State Forces, actor2: Al Shabaab