Somalia

Shabaab killed six Somalis, including a government official, in bombing in Mogadishu. Shabaab fighters seized the town of Walaweyn. Muktar Robow, spokesman for al Shabaab, threatened to attack Baidoa if lawmakers support an military operation.

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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