Somalia

Fifteen people were killed in fighting between Shabaab and government and African Union forces in Mogadishu; Shabaab claimed it killed 10 soldiers and took control of a region in the north. Shabaab also closed down 10 healthcare centers in the Bakool and Juba regions.

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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