location: Burco
notes: Units of the Ethiopian 'New Police' have been reported to have crossed the Somalia border in the vicinity of Baali Dhiig in Burao District in order to abduct a local religious teacher. The local community resisted the intervention and clashed with the Ethiopian forces. Two members of the 'New Police' were reported to have been killed. The 'New Police' failed to capture the suspect who was at the time in Burao. The area was reported to be tense after the incident.
target_text: location: Burco, fatalities: 2