Somalia

Shabaab forces seized the town of Deynunay, just 12 miles south of Baidoa, and withdrew after three hours. The Ethiopian military claimed it killed 71 Shabaab and Islamic Courts fighters during recent fighting. Kenya fears it will be drawn into the conflict as security deteriorates in 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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