location: Marka
notes: Al Shabaab fighters ambushed a group of SNG soldiers escorting a khat vehicle near Danow Village (16km W of Marka) in the evening of 30/06. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about ten minutes after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Two al Shabaab fighters were killed and two SNG soldiers were injured. The khat vehicle had left Shalaambood Village and heading to Qoryooley when the incident happened.
target_text: location: Marka, fatalities: 2