Somalia

Shabaab fighters took over the towns of Bardhere and Burhakaba without any resistance. Ethiopian and Somali forces are conducting operations in Daynile. The Hawiye, which supports the Islamic Courts, claimed Somali soldiers killed eight civilians in Mogadishu.

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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