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Both the government and Shabaab claimed victory during the fighting in the Daynile district in Mogadishu. Ten African Union soldiers were killed and two more are missing after fighting in the district. Shabaab leaders in Baidoa called for Somalis to wage jihad against the Kenyan military.

Kenyan troops seized control of Ras Kamboni from Shabaab. A Kenyan military spokesman said his forces would take the port city of Kismayo.

Kenyan and Somali forces claimed to have killed 75 Shabaab fighters and captured a base near Afmadow. Somali officials claimed that Shabaab has moved two captive Spanish aid workers to Kismayo.

A Shabaab suicide bomber killed 15 people in Mogadishu. One of the kidnappers of two French intelligence officials was reportedly captured in Hargeysa in Somalia.

Kenya sent a large number of troops into southern Somalia to battle Shabaab; a Kenyan helicopter crashed during the operation. The Somali government denied Kenya entered the south. Shabaab said it would carry out suicide attacks inside Kenya.

Shabaab forces withdrew from the southern city of Afamadow after fighting government forces and a militia in a nearby village. Shabaab closed schools in Marka after administrators refused to provide recruits.

Abu Abdullah al Muhajir, an American al Qaeda operative, was seen distributing aid to famine victims at a camp near Mogadishu. Government forces captured a village close to Afmadow.

Ten people were killed during fighting between Shabaab and government forces in a village near Dhobley. Somali officials said they were

One person was killed during fighting between Shabaab and government forces in the capital. Shabaab is reportedly sending additional troops to Mogadishu after the government claimed it ejected the remnants of the terror group.

African Union and Somali forces claimed to have driven Shabaab from its last strongholds in the capital of Mogadishu. “As I am talking to you, we control the whole of Mogadishu main city,” General Mugisha said.

AMISOM claimed that its forces along with Somali troops have taken control of key areas in northern Mogadishu, including the Pasta Factory. Twelve civilians were killed during fighting in the capital.

Five people were killed during mortar exchanges between Shabaab and government forces in Mogadishu. The African Union claimed it seized “critical high ground” in Mogadishu.

Twelve people were killed during heavy fighting between Shabaab and government forces in northern Mogadishu. The African Union claimed it controls 95 percent of Mogadishu.