location: Jeexin
notes: Al Shabaab fighters ambushed a vehicle carrying Khat near Jeehdin Village (32km E of Bulo Burte) in the afternoon of 04/06. Militiamen escorting the vehicle (not identified) and the al Shabaab fighters exchanged gunfire for 15 minutes. The vehicle managed to pass the ambush. One militiaman and three al Shabaab fighters were killed in the clash. The vehicle had left Guri Ceel and was heading to Bulo Burte by the time of the incident.
target_text: location: Jeexin, fatalities: 4