location: Boodaan
notes: Al Shabaab fighters ambushed an ENDF convoy in Boodaan Village (51km SE of Yeed) in the morning of 13/04. The two sides engaged in a fierce fighting. The convoy had left Yeed and was heading to Waajid when the ambush took to place. Latest reports indicate that 24 al Shabaab fighters were killed in the clash. Ethiopian helicopters reportedly landed in the village later and collected bodies and wounded soldiers. The ENDF claimed to have seized 14 guns and three-wheeled motorcycles from al Shabaab. Somen reports hold the al Shabaab KIA count at 43.
target_text: location: Boodaan, fatalities: 24