Somalia

Ethiopian and Somali forces are battling the al Qaeda linked Shabaab, formerly the Islamic Courts, in Mogadishu for the second day in a row. Protesters are rioting in Mogadishu, demanding the removal of Ethiopian troops. The mayor has warned civilians to flee the fighting.

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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