GLOBAL JIHAD NEWS

Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen Claims Advance on Presidential Palace in Mogadishu In a communiqué dated July 1, 2009, Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen claimed to have captured new positions in the vicinity of the presidential palace in Mogadishu: "… A fierce battle took place in the neighborhoods of Yaqshid and Karan, near the Presidential palace, on Wednesday, 8 Rajab 1430 / July 1, 2009, and victory fell to the mujahideen... Posted at: July 02, 2009 The full text of this blog post is available to subscribers. Please login or register to request subscription information from MEMRI.