location: Goof Guduud
notes: Ethiopian and Somali forces launched a military offensive against al Shabaab fighters in Manaas, Buulo Barako and the surrounding villages of Goof-Gaduud in the morning of 18/02. Nine al Shabaab fighters were captured in Buulo Barako and brought back to Goof-Gaduud where the soldiers selected three of them who were beheaded in front of the others. One of the victims heads was brought to Baidoa for display. This was the first recorded time legitimate Somali soldiers conducted out a public beheading.
target_text: location: Goof Guduud, fatalities: 1