location: Jowhar
notes: Five Somali Federal Government soldiers died and nine others sustained bullet wounds after infighting at a checkpoint in El Ade vicinity in Middle Shabelle. According to witnesses, the fighting broke out when soldiers in armoured fighting vehicle ordered men in military fatigues to lift unauthorized roadblock. lAter reports hold that eleven people including three civilians were killed in the clash.
target_text: location: Jowhar, fatalities: 5