Shabaab has reportedly seized control of Dhusamareb, the strategic capital of Galgadud region north of Mogadishu. Hundreds of Shabaab fighters completed military training with a public ceremony in Mogadishu. Top Shabaab officials were present, including Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali Abu Mansur. Shabaab hailed the attack by a Somali on a Danish cartoonist. A British-flagged cargo ship with 25 crew has been hijacked .
