source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Al Shabaab
actor2: N/A
location: Dabagalo
notes: Recruitment: 19 June. Al Shabaab fighters ordered the local communities in Dabagalo and Dumaye villages (c. 47 km north west of Harardhere) to provide minimum 200 young boys to al Shabaab. Reports indicates that al Shabaab has aggressively increased the recruitment of children in their controlled area as well as the surrounding villages. Reportedly, locals are against the demand and al Shabaab threatened with reprisals against communities that refuses to comply. Tension is reportedly to be high in the two communities. No reported violence.