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Shabaab fighters are said to be complicit in the rape of a woman in El Bur. Shabaab arrested a doctor in El Bur. Three civilians were wounded in an IED attack that targeted Somali soldiers in Mogadishu.
Somali soldiers mutinied after failing to receive pay. Shabaab held a military parade in Lafole, a former Hizbul Islam stronghold. The governor of Mudug in Puntland survived an IED attack.
Somaliland says Shabaab ties claim a smokescreen
Shabaab killed three government soldiers in a firefight in Mogadishu and an Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a fighter in an IED attack. Shabaab is recruiting youth in internal refugee camps.
Fifteen people were killed in fighting between Shabaab and government forces in Mogadishu. Ethiopian troops disarmed Somali troops and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a fighters in Gedo.
Attorneys want Somalis' piracy convictions tossed
Chilling details emerge about Danish attack plot suspects
Somaliland frees Russians over weapons for Puntland
Danish newspaper plotter arrested twice before
One of the suspects arrested this week for allegedly plotting an attack against the Danish newspaper that published controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed had been arrested twice before. He and his supporters claimed both times that he was merely vacationing.Sheikh Muktar Abdelrahman Abu Zubeyr, Shabaab's reclusive spiritual leader, issued a statement approving of Hizbul Islam's merger with Shabaab and called for increased attacks against Somali and African Union forces. Ethiopian and Somali troops clashed in Hiraan province.
Shabaab and government forces fought in Beledweyne. France received a tape showing that an intelligence agent who was captured by Shabaab is still alive. The US issued a travel warning for American citizens considering going to Somalia.
Seventeen people were killed during fighting in Mogadishu. Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys praised Shabaab at a rally in Mogadishu. Shabaab's leader in Kismayo vowed to send fighters to Mogadishu.
Five people were killed during a Shabaab attack on an African Union military base in Mogadishu. Shabaab arrested 10 khat traders in Jowhar. Shabaab leader Fuad Mohamed "Shongole" Qalaf threatened to attack the US.
France's spy service bulks up amid terror threats
Shabaab calls on al Qaeda to 'expand the East Africa jihad'
Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage made the statement at a press conference in Mogadishu, where he formally announced the takeover of Hizbul Islam.
Somalis are desperate for a new life, but refugees face a dangerous road
Shabaab's spokesman appealed to al Qaeda to send more fighters to Somalia to wage jihad against African Union forces and the Transitional Federal Government. Al Qaeda is rumored to have relieved Shabaab's leader of command and replaced him with Ibrahim Haji Jama; the report is unconfirmed.
US on alert against militant plots over holidays
Shabaab confirmed it absorbed Hizbul Islam and called for more attacks against Uganda and Burundi. "We, al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam have united and we warn Uganda and Burundi forces and their people that we shall redouble our attacks," Shabaab's spokesman said.
