Islamic militants said they captured a town in central Somalia on Sunday after they came under attack from pro-government militiamen backed by troops from Ethiopia and a semiautonomous region in northern Somalia. The fighting erupted near the border of the Puntland region, one of the few areas in Somalia still outside the control of the Islamic movement. The group said it captured the town of Bandiradley, about 430 miles north of the capital, Mogadishu, and two of its fighters were killed in the battle. Full Story
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