Al-Qa'eda in control of Mogadishu, says US By Mike Pflanz in Nairobi Last Updated: 1:41am GMT 16/12/2006 The Islamic Courts Union in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, is riddled with al-Qa'eda operatives who are positioning for full control of the regime, Washington's top Africa official said yesterday. "The Council of Islamic Courts is now controlled by al-Qa'eda cell individuals – East Africa al-Qa'eda cell individuals," said Jendayi Frazer, the US assistant secretary of state. Key figures running armed militias loyal to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) include three al-Qa'eda operatives wanted over the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Nairobi...