location: Bulo Burto
notes: Somali government and AMISOM/Djibouti forces reached the outskirts of Bulo Burte at around 18:00 on 13/03. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the troops entered at least part of the town in the evening. Al Shabaab conducted several hit-and-run attacks against the allied forces in the night. AMISOM announced in a press statement that the town had been taken over on 13/03. Details about the situation in Bulo Burte remain scarce.
target_text: location: Bulo Burto, fatalities: 0