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At least 22 people were killed in an exchange of mortars between insurgents and government forces in Mogadishu. Heavy mortars also were fired while the parliament was in session. At least five people were killed by a roadside bomb that targeted government soldiers in Mogadishu. The Shabaab group in the capital led by Amir Abu Zubeyr reportedly has the backing of about 1,200 foreign jihadists.
US repatriates 12 Guantanamo men, including 6 Yemenis
Shabaab in Mogadishu reportedly split into two groups after a disagreement over the formation of an Islamic government in the capital. Shabaab issued a decree ordering men in Kismayo to grow beards. Hundreds of Ethiopian troops crossed the border and established a base at the strategic Kalaber junction.
A group of pirates detained on a Dutch warship has been released because no country has agreed to prosecute them. At least two civilians were killed by a mortar shell in Mogadishu. A blast targeted two lawmakers near the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Shabaab claimed to have fought the Ethiopian rebel group ONLF in the south.
Two beheaded bodies were found in the central town of Galkayo. Shabaab issued an edict that suspended operations of the United Nations Agency Mine Action in Somalia. African Union peacekeepers arrested two government officials suspected of selling weapons to insurgents.
As thousands flee regime, Eritrea goes it alone
A roadside bomb killed three Puntland soldiers and injured nine others near Bosaso. At least 20 people were killed in the last 24 hours in heavy fighting between insurgents and government forces in Mogadishu. A firefight ensued between pirates in Hobyo town over ransom money obtained after the release of a Greek vessel.
At least six people were killed in a landmine explosion in the central Galgaduud region. Three people, including two government soldiers, were killed in a gunbattle in Mogadishu. Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaa, the pro-government group that controls central Somalia, has banned women from wearing veils, for security reasons.
Hizbul Islam fighters stoned to death a man accused of adultery and shot a man accused of murder, before hundreds of people in Afgoye. At least three people were killed in clashes between government soldiers and insurgents in Mogadishu.
Shabaab's encirclement strategy
Has al Qaeda's link with Yemen been severed?
UN experts get threats in inquiry into Somalia
Two civilians were killed during clashes between government forces and Shabaab and Hizbul Islam in Mogadishu. A gunman wounded three people during an attack on the leadership of the pro-government Ahlu Sunna Waljama in Galkayo. Somali lawmakers want the parliament moved from Mogadishu to Puntland.
President Sharif called on the police and military to crack down on Shabaab and Hizbul Islam. The pro-government Islamist Ahlu Sunna Waljama signed an agreement with the government to support it against Shabaab and Hizbul Islam. Somali pirates released a Greek-flagged ship and its crew of 24 Ukrainians.
Experts: Somali Islamists improving tactics, bombs
Hizbul Islam and Shabaab claimed to have killed four soldiers during fighting with government forces in northern Mogadishu. Three people were wounded in an IED attack that targeted foreign workers in Galkayo.
Battle against piracy can only be won in Somalia itself, not at sea
US spy drones are latest weapon in fight against Somali piracy
Kenyan courts on legal front line in battle to stop Somali pirates
The Shabaab suicide bomber that struck at a graduation for medical students was a Danish citizen. Ten Somalis were killed in shelling in Mogadishu. Hizbul Islam killed two students during a demonstration in Elasha Biyaha. Pirates hijacked a Pakistani-flagged ship.
