Al-Shabaab claims capture of major militant base (CNN) — Somali Islamist fighters on Saturday claimed they captured the largest Mogadishu base for the government-supported militant group. Continue reading August 29, 2010 8:58 amassenna001536Views SHARE (CNN) — Somali Islamist fighters on Saturday claimed they captured the largest Mogadishu base for the government-supported militant group. Continue reading POST TAGS: basecaptureclaimsmajormilitantshabaab