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SOMALIA
At least 14 killed as rival Islamist militants battle for control of town
At least 14 people were killed on Sunday as al Qaeda-inspired Shebab fighters attacked rival Hezb al-Islam militants and took control of a southern town some 100 kms north of Kismayo, a key port city.
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Somalia islamists militants are also active on the Internet
In this edition, web users are looking at how Somali islamists are using internet, and are commenting an anti-gay law that Uganda has just passed.
ISRAEL
Islamist leader Salah briefly detained, banned from Jerusalem
Israel briefly detained Sheikh Raed Salah, the leader of the radical wing of the Islamic Movement in Jerusalem, charging him of inciting ongoing unrest in the city. He has been barred from entering Jerusalem for 30 days.
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SOMALIA
Shabaab militants vow revenge for death of regional al Qaeda leader
Somalia's Shabaab Islamist militia has vowed to avenge the death of a regional al Qaeda leader, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan (pictured), in a US strike on Monday. Nabhan was wanted by US authorities in connection with the 2002 attacks in Mombasa.
SOMALIA
US helicopter raid kills al Qaeda target, officials say
US officials have confirmed that a top al Qaeda operative wanted in connection with 2002 terrorist attacks in Mombasa was killed in a US helicopter raid in southern Somalia.
SOMALIA
'Foreign troops' launch helicopter raid on militants
Witnesses say foreign soldiers on board four helicopters staged a raid near a village in rebel-controlled southern Somalia, killing at least two people inside a vehicle believed to have been carrying Islamist insurgents.
SUDAN - DARFUR
SLA rebels agree to cooperate with other militant factions
A Darfur rebel group, the Sudan Liberation Army, said Friday it would cooperate with other militant factions following US mediation efforts. US envoy Scott Gration said rebel unification was a first step to a "lasting and durable" peace in Darfur.
SOMALIA
At least nine killed in clashes between militants and government forces
At least nine civilians were killed and 20 were wounded overnight when Islamist militants and Somali government forces exchanged mortar fire in Mogadishu.
GAZA STRIP
Islamist leader killed in clashes with Hamas police
Abdul Latif Musa, the leader of a radical sect that declared an Islamist emirate in the Gaza Strip on Friday, was among 24 people killed and at least 130 wounded in two days of clashes with Hamas police forces.
PHILIPPINES
Dozens killed in fierce fighting between army and rebels
Heavy fighting between Abu Sayyaf militants and Philippine troops in the restive southern island of Basilan has killed at least 23 soldiers and more than 20 rebel fighters, a military official announced Thursday.
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