Somalia

Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys has been officially named the leader of Hizbul Islam. Seven people were killed in shelling in Mogadishu as Somali troops have deployed to secure the airport. More than 200 pirates reportedly renounced the illegal practice.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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