Somalia

At least 32 civilians have been killed and 84 more were wounded during four days of fighting in Mogadishu. Shabaab chopped off the hands of two thieves in the capital. Shabaab and rival Islamist groups Ras Kambani Brigade and Anole are at odds over control of Kismayo.

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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