Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s leadership reportedly moved its military base temporarily from Yemen to Somalia. Sheikh Ali Mohamud Raghe “Ali Dhere”, the spokesman of Shabaab, swore that the group will capture Mogadishu before the European Union trained forces in Uganda reach the capital. Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama™a and Shabaab fought over the Mataban district in central Somalia.
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