Somalia

Five people were killed in fighting between Shabaab and Hizbul Islam forces in the Bakara market in Mogadishu. More than 20 people were killed during the fighting between Shabaab and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama™a in Dhusamareb. Somali troops claimed to have taken control of Balad-hawo.

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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