Somalia

Shabaab retook the southern town of Dobley from Hizbul Islam without a fight. A government official defected and joined Hizbul Islam. President Ahmed called for Islamist fighters to enter peace talks with the government.

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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