Somalia

Elements of the insurgency are believed to be moving outside of Mogadishu after the crackdown in the city, and are targeting areas along the Ethiopian border. The Baidoa and Bakool regions are said to be areas of interest. Ethiopian troops launched mortars and rockets into a Mogadishu suburb after fighting with Shabaab claimed 10 killed and 15 wounded.

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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