Somalia

The government continues negotiations with al Qaeda-linked Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys. Al Shabaab shut down an independent radio station in Beled Hawo. The US freighter captain kidnapped on April 8 remains in the custody of priates.

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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