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Somali and Ethiopian troops are patroling the Bakara market in Mogadishu, where Islamic Courts fighters once dominated the streets. Business owners have agreed to turn in their weapons.

Over 20 were killed in the eighth day of fighting in Mogadishu. Somalia’s Prime Minister claimed the insurgency has been defeated. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister stated it will continue to fight “al Qaeda [and the] Eritrea-backed international terrorist group calling itself Al-Shabat” in Somalia.

A suicide bomber killed 11 during an attack on a hotel south of Mogadishu. The Ethiopia Army is deploying tanks in central Mogadishu to fight the Islamic Courts. Rival clans that support the TFG are battling in Kismayo.

The fighting between the Islamic Courts and the Ethiopian an dTFG forces in Mogadishu has entered its sixth day. A suicide car bomber struck a Ethiopian base south of Mogadishu. A car bomb killed 8 and wounded 12 south of Mogadishu. Eritrea withdrew from IGAD after a dispute over its involvement in Somalia.

Fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamic Courts fighters resulted in over 60 killed and 200 wounded. U.S. citizen Daniel Maldonado (a.k.a. Daniel Aljughaifi) plead guilty to joining the Islamic Courts union and fighting jihad with al Qaeda.

Over 20 were killed and 100 wounded during Thursday’s fighting in Mogadishu. A suicide car bomber attacked an Ethiopian army base in the capital.

Over 20 were killed and 40 wounded in fighting in Mogadishu. Thirty-one MPs, including the former Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden, who supported the Islamic Courts, were dismissed from parliament.

Insurgents killed two Somali soldiers in Mogadishu. The second female of the pro-Islamic Courts Hawiye clan has accused Ethiopian troops of rape. Somali police intercepted a truckload of weapons en route to Mogadishu from Kismayo.

The Hawiye clan, Somalia’s largest, has declared war on Ethiopia. “I call upon the Somali people, wherever it exists, to unity in the fight against the Ethiopians. The war is not between Ethiopia and our tribe, it is between Ethiopia and all Somali people,” a Hawiye spokesman said.

The Hawiye clan, which supports the Islamic Courts, claimed 1,086 people have been killed and 4,334 wounded since the fighting began in Mogadishu. Four more were killed as fighting resumed in the capital. Ethiopia is holding 41 terror suspects from 17 countries. Eritrea denied U.S. claims it is supporting the insurgency.

Over 380 have been killed during the past four days of fighting in Mogadishu. A TFG government car was hit with an IED attack. The Hawiye clan, which supports the Islamic Courts, issued a press release concerning a cease fire agreement with the Ethiopians.

An Ethiopian helicopter was shot down by Islamic Courts fighters in Mogadishu as heavy fighting in the capital entered its second day. Seven more Ethiopian troops were killed in the fighting.

Fifteen Ethiopian soldiers and an unknown number of Islamists have been killed during renewed fighting in Mogadishu. Another Ethiopian soldier has been dragged through the streets. Two Ethiopian ‘tanks’ are reported to have been disabled.

A large explosion occurred at an Ethiopian base in Mogadishu, but the cause or casualties are unknown. Over 70 government soldiers defected. The Hawiye clan released 18 soldiers captured in fighting last week.

Islamists shot down a Belarus cargo plane during takeoff from Mogadishu airport. Eleven AU soldiers a said to have been killed and a surface to air missile is said to have been used in the attack. Fighting continues between Ethiopian forces and insurgents. The government ordered Shabelle Media Network, Horn Afrik and Al-Jazeera to shut […]

The Somalia government claimed Aden Hashi Ayro is now al Qaeda’s commander in Somalia.Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, the leader of the Islamic Courts, defended the insurgency.

Heavy fighting has been reported in Mogadishu between Ethiopian troops and Islamic Courts fighters. At least 14 were killed in the battles, and the bodies of Ethiopian troops have been reported to have been burned dragged through the streets.