location: Belet Weyne
notes: A group of Somali government forces attacked the residence of a government forces officer in Kooshin neighbourhood (Beled Weyne) in the night of 08/12. It is not yet clear if it the attack was an intentional or a friendly fire. Some sources suggest that the soldiers were on foot patrol and the shoot-out broke out when they saw an armed man sitting in front of his residence, while other sources insist that it was a planned mission. Three soldiers were killed in the clash.
target_text: location: Belet Weyne, fatalities: 3