location: Dif
notes: 03 Aug, c. 1245 hrs. GURA-ARBA: Jubbaland police forces at Diif village (c. 75 km North East of Dhobley) intercepted two al Shabaab suspects near Gur-Arba village (c. 22 km East of the Somali-Kenya border). There was a brief armed clash. An al Shabaab fighter, suspected to be from Tanzania, and a Jubbaland forces officer were reportedly killed. Jubbaland forces managed to apprehend the second AS fighter. Jubbaland forces recovered the body of the AS fighter, some Kenya Shilling and a number of pistols. The dead bodies and the detained AS fighter were taken to Dif village. Information indicated that the AS fighters were destined to cross the border into Kenyan territory.
target_text: location: Dif, fatalities: 2