location: Baano
notes: Pro-SNG (not named) forces attacked al Shabaab fighters in Baana Village (16km SE of Xudur) in the morning of 18/10. The two sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which the pro-SNG forces withdrew. Two pro-SNG solders and three al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed a pro-SNG soldier was also injured in the clash.
target_text: location: Baano, fatalities: 5