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Rahaweyn/Hariin militias numbering 200 and SNG forces attacked al Shabaab fighters in Saydheelow (26km N of Baidoa) in the morning of 12/07. Reports indicate that the allied forces were pushed back by the al Shabaab fighters. The allied forces, with five battle wagons and two military trucks, later attacked the village after receiving reinforcement with four battlewagons and managed to drive out the al Shabaab fighters from the village. Reports indicate the operation was aimed to take over Labaatan Jirow-an al Shabaab base under Baidoa District. However, the allied forces returned back to Baidoa after the Saydheelow attack. Six al Shabaab fighters were reportedly killed and five others wounded while two soldiers from the allied forces were reportedly injured in the clash. The operation was led by prominent al Shabaa defector from Hariin sub-clan. A week earlier, Rahaweyn/Leysan militias mobilized themselves and clashed with al Shabaab in Tosweyne Village. |
