location: Afgooye
notes: A group of armed men dressed in SNG military uniforms (it is not clear if this group of combatants are legitimate government soldiers) attacked NISA officers manning a checkpoint in Tixsiile Village (22km NE of Afgooye) in the morning of 23/04. The attack was in retaliation against a removal of an illegal checkpoint by the NISA officers on 22/04. The two sides reportedly exchanged gunfire for about 20 minutes. Four attackers, including their commander, were killed in the clash. At least seven other combatants were injured. Two PKM machine guns were reportedly seized by the NISA. Following a clash between a group dressed in SNG uniforms and NISA officers during the morning hours the same actors clash for a second time during the afternoon. Five combatants reported KIA during the second clash.
target_text: location: Afgooye, fatalities: 9