location: Buulo Gaduud
notes: Jubbaland state forces backed by Ethiopian troops serving with AMISOM [African Union Mission in Somalia] have launched a joint military offensive against Al-Shabab bastion near the port city of Kismayo at Singalar and Buulo Gaduud on Friday [6 January]. The allied forces pushed al Shabaab out of the village following a brief gunfight. Causalities not known.
target_text: location: Buulo Gaduud, fatalities: 0