location: Kismayo
notes: Jubaland forces (mainly Awramale sub-clan) clashed with al Shabaab fighters in Berkeda Sharifada and Turquta areas (20km NW of Kismaayo) in the noon of 01/08. Four al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed and 10 Jubaland soldiers and an al Shabaab fighter were injured in the clash. The armed clashes between Jubaland forces from Awramale sub-clan intensified since the al Shabaab economic blockade on Kismaayo which has interrupted the charcoal business.
target_text: location: Kismayo, fatalities: 4