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Southern Somalia: Still a way to go

by Richard Stupart | Published 16 August 2014

Despite having fallen out of the news in recent months, the war in southern Somalia continues. RICHARD STUPART talks to journalist ADRIANE OHANESIAN about the current situation in lower Shabelle, AMISOM’s upcoming offensive to try and retake Baraawe, and the future prospects for the conflict.

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Southern Somalia: Still a way to go

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Soldiers of the Somali National Army (SNA) walk at dusk under a rising crescent moon near the outskirts of Afgooye, a town to the west of Somali capital Mogadishu. On the third day of the SNA’s joint offensive with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), dubbed “Operation Free Shabelle”, troops have advanced to almost two kilometres outside the strategically important town, having captured along the way swathes of territory previously under the control of the Al Shabaab insurgent group. Photo ID 515019. 24/05/2012. Somalia. UN Photo/Stuart Price.
Soldiers of the Somali National Army (SNA) walk at dusk under a rising crescent moon near the outskirts of Afgooye, a town to the west of Somali capital Mogadishu. On the third day of the SNA’s joint offensive with the African Union Mission in Somal
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