Fighting between Shabaab and Ahlu Suna Waljama has broken out in Bardhere. Islamic Courts fighters detained five Somalis in Beledweyne. Hizbul Islam vowed to attack African Union peacekeepers. Shabaab publicly flogged four boys accused of rape in Mogadishu. The Elman Human Rights groups said that 7,574 people were killed in Somalia during 2008.
