location: Belet Xaawo
notes: Al Shabaab fighters carried out a hit-and-run attack against SNG forces in Khadijo Haji (38km SW of Beled Xawo) in the morning of 25/12. The two sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. Two SNG soldiers were reportedly killed. Al Shabaab casualties could not be established.
target_text: location: Belet Xaawo, fatalities: 2