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SNG forces attacked al Shabaab fighters in Xagarka Village (44km SW of Baidoa) in the morning of 25/08. The two sides exchanged gunfire briefly after which the al Shabaab fighters withdrew. One al Shabaab fighter was reportedly killed and a SNG soldier wounded in the clash. The SNG forces also freed 14 civilians detained by al Shabaab fighters for petty crimes. The security forces later conducted security operations in Buulo Barako and Goorisine villages (22km SE and 31km SE of Baidoa) but no armed clashes were reported in these villages. The soldiers later returned to their base in Goof-Gaduud Shabelow (26km SW of Baidoa). |
