location: Lafaale
notes: Pro-government forces attacked an al Shabaab position in Lafaale (17 km east of Xudur) in the morning of 07/03. According to local reports two al Shabaab fighters were killed and another one was wounded. One pro-government soldier was also wounded during the fight. The Somali troops beheaded one of the captured al Shabaab fighters - who was the chairman of Lafoole village - and brought his head to Xudur town for display.
target_text: location: Lafaale, fatalities: 3