Somalia

Eight people were killed and more than 50 were injured during fighting between government troops and Hizbul Islam in Mogadishu. Five policemen were killed and five civilians were wounded in an IED attack in Mogadishu. Ethiopian troops are conducting an operation in the mountains in Hiran province.

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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