Fifty-nine people, including 40 Shabaab fighters, three government soldiers, the chief of security for Mogadishu, and a Bangladeshi foreign fighter were killed uring heavy fighting in Mogadishu. The government has claimed to have retaken control of Mogadishu. Shabaab denied reports it beheaded criminals in Baidoa.
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