location: Misrak Gashamo
notes: Clashes erupted on the Ethiopian/Somaliland border when a dispute in Gashamo district in between Somali/Isaaq/HaberYouis khat transporters and Ethiopian forces (federal police, customs) attempting to control a vehicle transporting contraband. A series of clashes and vehicle chases followed ending with an attack by the Liyiu Police on the village of Jama Dubad. An SEMG investigation later indicated that 27 were killed, including 20 armed men, and reportedly, 3 women and 4 children.
target_text: location: Misrak Gashamo, fatalities: 27