location: Qalimow
notes: SNA forces vacated Qalimow village (c. 24 km North East of Balcad district) for Gololey village (c. 9 km South West of Balcad district. Shortly after SNA vacated the village, armed al Shabaab militants with a battlewagon took control of the village without resistance from government soldiers. Al Shabaab later vacated from the village early in the morning. There were no reports of casualties.
target_text: location: Qalimow, fatalities: 0