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from:  Burundian forces captured the Daynille airstrip in
Mogadishu. One person was killed in a mortar attack in the
capital. Two Shabaab commanders in Qoqani defected to the
government.  A suicide bomber killed two Somali soldiers in
Baidoa. Kenyan troops are reported to be advancing on Afmadow.
Ethiopia said it would soon begin withdrawing its troops from
Somalia.  A suicide bomber attacked a security headquarters in
Baidoa, killing one official. Shabaab claimed three Ethiopian
soldiers and two Somali troops were killed in the suicide
attack.  Shabaab warned the British government that it would "be
held accountable for the consequences of its actions" if Abu
Qatada is deported to Jordan. Security officials said the
government detained 50 Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu.  Somali
forces claimed to have defeated Shabaab in the southern district
of Afmadow; seven Shabaab fighters were said to hav