Somalia

Reports indicate Sheikh Ahmed Sharif, the leader of the Islamic Courts, has been captured in Kenyan (unconfirmed). Ras Kamboni, the Islamic Courts and al Qaeda base in the south, has fallen. Anti-government protests are occurring in northern Somaliland.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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