location: Belet Xaawo
notes: Two groups of SNG forces clashed in Belet Xawo town in the morning of 02/05. The clashes started when the local Administration forces spotted a former al Shabaab member (defector) carrying a gun in the town, the defector got the gun from the former Belet Xawo DC as he was staying with him since he defected from al Shabaab. One the guards of the former DC was killed in the clash while the defector was arrested and the former DC was called to Doolow to ease the tension, he is currently in Doolow for talks.
target_text: location: Belet Xaawo, fatalities: 1