location: Ceel Dheer
notes: SFG forces clashed with al Shabaab fighters who were collecting illegal tax from local residents at Masegawayn village (c. 28 km North East of Ceel-Dheer). The exchange of gunfire lasted for an hour. Seven al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed in the fighting.
target_text: location: Ceel Dheer, fatalities: 7