Five civilians were killed after Shabaab attacked government troops in Mogadishu. The death toll of the battle between Shabaab and Hizbul Islam forces in Hagar reached 15. “Shabaab is our number one foe”, said Sheikh Abdi Nasser Serar, the foreign affairs chairman of Hizbul Islam. Pirates freed a Spanish ship after a $3.5 million ransom had been paid, and seized a North Korean chemical tanker.
