location: Baraawe
notes: Al Shabaab militants attacked a Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF) military base located near Baraawe in Lower Shabelle region. An unidentified militants' media outlet claimed 15 SNAF soldiers were killed and three SNAF vehicles destroyed during the skirmish. Government forces claimed seven al Shabaab dead. No independent corroboration of these casualty figures is currently available. The attack began late in the evening of 22/03 and followed into the following morning. Causalities from different sources vary.
target_text: location: Baraawe, fatalities: 17