Mogadishu, Aug 17, 2026 (AFP) - Somalia clashes with regional forces over control of key city

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2026-08-17

Somali national forces clashed with troops loyal to an ousted regional leader on Monday over control of a key city, the government said, accusing him of allying with Islamist insurgents. Several states in the deeply fragmented country are opposed to control by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who also faces a long-running insurgency by the Islamist Al-Shabaab group that controls vast swathes of central Somalia. In March, the government sent in tr......

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