Somalia

A large explosion occurred at an Ethiopian base in Mogadishu, but the cause or casualties are unknown. Over 70 government soldiers defected. The Hawiye clan released 18 soldiers captured in fighting last week.

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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