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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...

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