Somalia

A car bomb in northern Mogadishu killed 4 and wounded 1. The ICU linked businessman released from Kenya calls for the withdrawal of Ethiopia. Somali-Britons believe the BBC Somali Service is siding with the Islamic Courts based on its coverage. Further details emerge on Eritrean and Iranian involvement in transporting al Qaeda and weapons into Somalia.

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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