source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Wanla Weyne Communal Militia (Somalia)
actor2: Al Shabaab
location: Wanla Weyne
notes: Al Shabaab fighters attacked local clan militias based at Leego town neighbourhood in Walaweyne district (c. 105 km north west of Mogadishu). There was an exchange of gunfire which lasted for two hours after which al Shabaab briefly took control of part of the town. The armed clash came after al Shabaab militants instructed the local people to pay taxation for their animals which prompted the local militias to revolt. Three local militiamen and three al Shabaab fighters were killed.