location: Afmadow
notes: Al Shabaab militias equipped with six technicals attacked Afmadow town from two directions in the end of the afternoon of 06/08. The al Shabaab militias managed to briefly enter the town. The bodies of 16 al Shabaab militiamen were reportedly found close to the Afmadow police station after al Shabaab militiamen left the town, nine other al Shabaab bodies were found later around the town. Three Raas Kambooni militiamen and three civilians were also reported killed.
target_text: location: Afmadow, fatalities: 30