location: Bilis Qooqaani
notes: Al Shabaab launched a hit-and-run attack against AMISOM forces in Bilis Qooqani (48km SW of Afmadow) in the night of 17/07. AMISOM used artillery guns against al Shabaab during the clash which lasted for five minutes. Eight AMISOM deaths, seventeen injures reported. There was a similar clash in the town two days previous.
target_text: location: Bilis Qooqaani, fatalities: 8