location: Kurtun
notes: Al Shabaab fighters ambushed a military convoy in Kurtun village (49km SW of Baidoa) in the morning of 03/04. The two sides engaged in a exchange of gunfire after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. The convoy had left Qansax Dhere and was heading to Baidoa when the ambush took place. Two al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed in the clash.
target_text: location: Kurtun, fatalities: 2