location: Buaale
notes: Unidentified armed men shot and killed a traditional elder in Hargaanti (about 35km S of Buale) on 25/01. The motive behind the killing is unconfirmed. Local medias report that the elder had been involved in a dispute with al Shabaab militias over a demand to hand-over some of his livestock.
target_text: location: Buaale, fatalities: 1