Twenty Shabaab fighters were killed and 29 others wounded by Puntland Defence Forces when the jihadists attacked military bases in Galgala in northern Somalia. Five Puntland soldiers were also killed, and senior Shabaab leader including Mukhtar Abdinur Ahmed was captured in the assault. One security guard was killed and seven Kenyan teachers were wounded when an IED struck their bus in Galkaayo in Central Somalia. Britain is reportedly preparing to send security advisers to Mogadishu to assist in counterterrorism efforts.
