Somalia

[Schneemann]

Latest 'al Qaeda message' focuses on Somalia

(CNN) -- Islamist fighters in Somalia have made significant gains in the country, according to the latest statement purportedly from al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri.

The 25-minute audio recording, titled "From Kabul to Mogadishu," focuses primarily on the "important developments" in Somalia, which al-Zawahiri called "a step on the path of victory of Islam."

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Peacekeepers' fury over Somalia killing

(CNN) -- The African Union responded angrily and defiantly to the killing of at least 11 Burundian soldiers in an apparent suicide bomb attack Sunday in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The 11 soldiers were on a peacekeeping mission for the African Union. The attack also seriously injured 15 people.

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