location: Bardera
notes: Local people clashed with al Shabaab fighters at Barmacalin village (30kms N of Bardheere) on 09/01. The locals were said to have been protesting against the zakat levy collected by the al Shabaab fighters from the village. A local villager was killed and two al Shabaab fighters were wounded.
target_text: location: Bardera, fatalities: 1