location: Bariirre
notes: On 25 August 2017, Somali and US forces conducted a ground operation in or near Bariirre village (Afgooye, Lower Shabelle). It was reported that 10 people were killed. US AFRICOM denied this, launched an investigation, and concluded that the only casualties were 'enemy combatants.' Local officials and witnesses confirmed later that Somali and US forces raided a farm near Bariirre, killing 10 farmers reportedly 'mistaken' to be Al Shabaab militants.
target_text: location: Bariirre, fatalities: 10