location: Kismayo
notes: The Kenyan naval bombardment under the control of AMISOM continued for a second straight day. Col. Cyrus Oguna confirmed seven Al Shabaab fighters have been killed thus far from the shelling. Amongst those killed was a major Al Shabaab chief, Abdikadir Duecsane.
target_text: location: Kismayo, fatalities: 4