location: Damasak
notes: On January 5, 2017, troops conducted clearance operation along DAMASAK - GASHIGAR road. The troops successfully cleared DUOMA, ASAGA, GASHIGAR and other surrounding villages - no violence reported. At ASAGA village, [military forces] encountered and dislodged some BHT elements. Causalities not known.
target_text: location: Damasak, fatalities: 0