Mortar exchanges between Shabaab and Somali forces in Mogadishu claimed 20 killed and 35 wounded. Tribesmen in Gedo vowed to expel the Islamic Courts from the region. Shabaab took a cut of the ransom money paid for a Spanish ship. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said the Islamic Courts has not yet implemented the ceasefire.
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