Somalia

The speaker of the Somali parliament denounced Shabaab for employing foreign fighters and distorting Islam. The government is asking for help to build a coast guard while the Somali president advised against attacks on pirate bases on land. Hawiye clans leaders called for the formation of civil security forces 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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