| Description |
AS militias and Ras Kambooni/KDF forces clashed in Dalayat (around 20km N of Badhaade on the road to Kismayo) on 07/02. Details of the fighting are currently unclear. The Ras Kambooni Spokesman declared that anti-AS forces had taken control of the location and its surrounding areas. Media reports indicate that anti-AS forces were supported by Kenyan warplanes and that AS retreated to Wadajir, around 20km NE of that location, also on the road to Kismayo. The AS on their side reported thatthey had killed nine KDF soldiers and destroyed three military vehicles, and had two fighters killed and three others injured. The AS account adds that the attack is the fourth against the KDF in the last three days and that the casualty of KDF since 04/02 grew to 18. The location of the engagement, from Badhaade towards Kismayo, shows however that the AS were clearly on the defensive. |
