location: Boodaan
notes: Al Shabaab fighters ambushed an AMISOM convoy in Boodaan Village (24km SE of Rabdhure) in the afternoon of 11/02. The ambush started with a detonation of a RCIED that hit an AMISOM vehicle. The two sides then engaged in a heavy fighting that lasted for about an hour after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Reports indicate that 11 al Shabaab fighters and eight (unconfirmed) AMISOM soldiers including three female soldiers were killed in the clash. Further reports indicate that AMISOM forces killed a number of civilians in the vicinity of the scene of the clash. Hormuud telecommunication network in Rabdhure, Ceel Barde and Waajid is back to operational following three days of switch off due to AMISOM convoys movement.
target_text: location: Boodaan, fatalities: 20