Somalia

Twenty-six civilians were killed in heavy fighting in Mogadishu. Hizbul Islam ordered aid organizations to shutter operations in Hiran. A German security company will support a Somali warlord.

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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