Somalia

Shabaab seized control of the town of Diif on the Kenyan border after clashes with Hizbul Islam. Ten people were killed during clashes between government forces and Shabaab in Mogadishu. A Hizbul Islam spokesman urged Somali members of parliament to join their fight against 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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