By Bill Roggio & Caleb Weiss, FDD's The Long War Journal: “Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia, recently detailed a deadly raid on a Somali military base near the southern port town of Kismayo that took place two months ago. The assault, which took place on Sept. 2, left over 20 Somali military personnel dead, far more than Somali officials admitted to after the attack.”
- "US launches 3 more strikes in Somalia," Bill Roggio and Alexandra Gutowski, FDD's Long War Journal