source: Somali Memo; Undisclosed Source
actor1: Military Forces of Somalia (2017-) Jubaland Security Force
actor2: Al Shabaab
location: Abdi-Dhore
notes: Jubaland forces, supported by anti-al Shabaab forces (identified as US in a second report), conducted a joint security operation against al Shabaab location at Araara village (c. 47 km north east of Kismayo). The joint forces briefly took control of the village without resistance from al Shabaab and subsequently withdrew from the area. During the operation an al Shabaab fighter who was in the village was killed and a civilian female was injured by a stray bullet.