Three die in Mogadishu clashes: witnesses

MOGADISHU (AFP) – Islamist insurgents on Friday attacked bases housing Somali and Ethiopian troops in the capital Mogadishu, triggering clashes that claimed at least three lives, witnesses said.Rival sides pounded each other with heavy artillery in southern Mogadishu, one of the most volatile zones in the capital."Two civilians died and five others wounded near Hararyale area after an artillery shell struck a house they were staying in," said witness Osman Moalin...more..http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081107/wl_africa_afp/somaliaunrest_081107201119

Somali MPs stranded after summit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7714879.stm

Militant's message to 'new White House'

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The leader of an al Qaeda front group in Iraq is urging the "new rulers of the White House" and presidential allies from "Christian nations" to remove their forces from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other Muslim regions.Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the purported commander of the Islamic State of Iraq, made the plea in a speech that showed up on Islamist Web sites Friday.
The message emerged three days after Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election.
It was not clear if the message was produced before or after the election and there was no mention of Obama. more..http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/07/iraq.militant/index.html?iref=24hours

Sheikh Sharif Ahmed stepped down as the leader of the Islamic Courts. Heavy fighting was reported in Mogadishu after Shabaab attacked Somali and Ethiopian army posts. The Islamic Courts banned weapons in Kismayo.