location: Buurdhuubo
notes: Local security forces in Burdhubo district conducted an attack against al Shabaab fighters believed to be collecting illegal tax from the pastoralists community at a grazing area located c. 40 km south of Burdhubo town. The security forces shot and injured the al Shabaab commander who managed to escape with injuries when al Shabaab withdrew. During the attack, over thirty herds of goats were recovered. Further report indicated that the al Shabaab commander later succumbed to his injuries.
target_text: location: Buurdhuubo, fatalities: 1