location: Luuq
notes: Agreement: A local al Shabaab commander (Sheikh Osman Sheikh Mohamed) defected to local authority in Luuq in the morning of 14/01. Reports indicate that the man was al Shabaab commander in Diinsoor and Baidoa area before his surrender. The local authority in Luuq welcomed the defection and urged other al Shabaab fighters who hail from Gedo region to surrender and integrate in to their communities.
target_text: location: Luuq, fatalities: 0