Al-Shabaab, who is Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia carried out a series of attacks on the Presidental palace friday morning. The attack began with an explosion at the front gate and then further gunfire ensued. It was reported that 12 people died, seven of them being members of Al-Shabaab. The secretary to the Prime Minister as well as the former deputy chief of the national intelligence agency are believed to have died in the attack. Al-Shabaab just recently struck with a car bombing near the airport in Mogadishu the previous week. They are actively hoping to turn Somalia into a predominately Islamic state through their efforts. It's believed that they have also carried out attacks in Kenya and Uganda.
Alec Phillipp
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/21/world/africa/somalia-attack/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
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