,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ad1      
#bjag,mr4 ,ellison 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,emmer1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4
 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1   
,mr4 ,paulsen1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 and ,mr4  
,heck7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,strongly condemning the  
terrorist attack in ,mogadishu1 ,somalia
 on ,october #ad1 #bjag1 and expressing 
condolences and sympathies to the       
victims of the attack and their         
families4  ,whereas1 on ,october #ad1   
#bjag1 a truck bomb filled with military
 grade and homemade explosives detonated
 at a busy intersection in the center of
 ,mogadishu1 ,somalia1 and took the     
lives of more than #cej people and      
injured more than #bjj additional       
people2 ,whereas at least three         
,americans1 ,ahmed ,abdi,karin ,eyow1   
,mohamoud ,elmi1 and ,abukar ,dahie1    

were killed in the attack2 ,whereas the 
,somali ,government believes that       
,al-,shabaab was responsible for the    
attack1 although no official claims of  
responsibility have yet been made2      
,whereas ,al-,shabaab has previously    
avoided claiming responsibility for ,al 
,shabaab operations when it believes the
 operation may significantly damage its 
public image among ,somalis2 ,whereas   
the ,department of ,state condemned in  
the strongest terms the terrorist       
attacks that killed and injured hundreds
 in ,mogadishu on ,october #ad2 ,whereas
 the ,department of ,state stated that  
the ,united ,states will continue to    
stand with the ,somali government1 its  
people1 and our international allies to 
combat terrorism and support their      
efforts to achieve peace1 security1 and 
prosperity2 ,whereas according to the   
,department of ,state's ,country ,report
 on ,terrorism for #bjaf1 ,al-,shabaab  
is the most potent threat to regional   
stability in ,east ,africa2 ,whereas the

 ,united ,states continues to support   
counterterrorism efforts in coordination
 with the ,government of ,somalia1      
international partners1 and the ,african
 ,union ,mission in ,somalia 7,,amisom7 
mainly through capacity building        
programs1 advise and assist missions1   
and intelligence support2 ,whereas      
,somalia's president1 ,mohamed          
,abdullahi ,mohamed1 declared three days
 of national mourning in response to the
 attack2 ,whereas the vibrant1 bustling 
district of ,mogadishu where the attack 
occurred is characteristic of the city's
 revitalization1 and the solidarity and 
efforts by the city's residents to      
rebuild already are a testament to their
 resilience2 and ,whereas ,somalia has  
been a strong partner to the ,united    
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
strongly condemns the terrorist attack  
in ,mogadishu1 ,somalia1 on ,october    
#ad1 #bjag2  7#b7 expresses its         
heartfelt condolences and deepest       

sympathies for the victims of the attack
 and their families2  7#c7 honors the   
memories of ,ahmed ,abdi,karin ,eyow1   
,mohamoud ,elmi1 and ,abukar ,dahie1 who
 were murdered in the horrific terrorist
 attack2  7#d7 recognizes the           
significant efforts to combat terrorism 
by the ,government of ,somalia1 the     
countries contributing troops to the    
,african ,union ,mission in ,somalia1   
and ,united ,states forces in ,somalia2 
7#e7 reaffirms ,united ,states support  
for the ,government of ,somalia's       
efforts to achieve peace1 security1 and 
prosperity and combat terrorism in      
,somalia2 and  7#f7 renews the          
solidarity of the people and ,government
 of the ,united ,states with the people 
and ,government of ,somalia4