Mogadishu: Raped girl, 13, stoned to death in Somalia after being accused of adultery by Islamic militants

Mogadishu: Raped girl, 13, stoned to death in Somalia after being accused of adultery by Islamic militants

Islamic militants with ties to al-Qaeda have been battling the government and its Ethiopian allies since their combined forces pushed the Islamists from the capital in December 2006.

Within weeks of being driven out, the Islamists launched an insurgency that has killed thousands of civilians.

In recent months, the militants appear to be gaining strength.

The group has taken over the port of Kismayo, Somalia's third-largest city, and dismantled pro-government roadblocks.

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