UN: Somalia militants moving closer to al-Qaeda
A new report to the UN Security Council says Somalia's al-Shabab militants may be moving closer to al-Qaida's "global ideology and agenda."
An advance copy of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's report on Somalia obtained Monday also says Ban is "extremely concerned about the loss of momentum" in the fight against the insurgents, who've long carried out attacks across the troubled East African country. He says al-Shabab should not be allowed to recover and regroup from internal divisions. (AP)
