
Conflict erupts in Puntland as al-Shabab seizes (or rather reveals) control of Heylaan, threatening the already shaky Puntland with even more instability as the shadow of civil war already looms.
Meanwhile the Ximan & Xeeb administration aligns itself with Xisbul Islaam.
In Mogadishu, al-Shabab continues to advance up to the gates of Villa Somalia.