location: Afgooye
notes: Somali forces clashed with Biyo Maal militia in K50 Village (20km SW of Afgooye) in the noon of 17/11. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about an hour after which the militiamen withdrew. Five combatants were killed and six others were injured in the clash. Reports indicate the government soldiers a short while earlier clashed with another group of Somali forces manning an illegal checkpoint near K50 airstrip.
target_text: location: Afgooye, fatalities: 5