Negotiations between Shabaab and Hizbul Islam in Mogadishu failed to lead to a merger between the two terror groups. Sheik Muktar Robow Ali Abu Mansoor and Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys are said to have attended the meeting. Three soldiers and two civilians were wounded in an attack near a police station in Dharkenlay.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the US has a plan ready to attack Iran but does not want to execute it. A senior Iranian nuclear official said Iran has no intention of withdrawing from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The foreign ministry said three American hikers detained last year should be tried […]
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