source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Somalia)
actor2: Al Shabaab
location: Hargeysa Yare
notes: Anti-al Shabaab forces (possibly Western, not confirmed) conducted a security operation at an al Shabaab position near Hargeysa Yarey village (c. 15 km south west of Jilib town). The Anti-al Shabaab forces landed in helicopters and briefly took control of the location without resistance from al Shabaab. Al Shabaab fighters withdrew before the arrival of anti-al Shabaab forces. The Anti-al Shabaab forces destroyed the base and withdrew. There were no reports of confrontation between al Shabaab and Anti-al Shabaab forces.