Aw Dheegle, Somalia, Nov 19, 2025 (AFP) - In Somalia, a shaky front line barely holds back the 'dogs of war'

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2025-11-19

The helicopter pilot was worried. Any more than 20 minutes in this shattered frontline village and Somalia's Al-Shabaab militants could start lobbing mortars at their position. Roughly 1,000 Somali National Army (SNA) forces are holding Awdheegle, a strategic town roughly 35 miles (60 kilometres) outside the capital Mogadishu, with the help of an African Union contingent after it was retaken less than seven weeks ago from the Al-Qaeda-linked mili......

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