location: Bosaso
notes: Galgala insurgents ambushed Puntland forces between Sugure and Balli-Khadar (35 Km S of Bosasso). A RCIED was reported to had been used during the ambush. Five Puntland soldiers and three Galgala insurgents were reportedly killed and 12 others were wounded. The incidents was coordinated with an attack on Marraje and was probably aimed at preventing movement of reinforcements of Puntland forces to Marraje area.
target_text: location: Bosaso, fatalities: 8