Mogadishu, Oct 26, 2026 (AFP) - Regional forces clash with federal troops in southern Somalia

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Forces loyal to an ousted regional leader in southwestern Somalia again clashed with federal soldiers near the outskirts of Baidoa city, officials and witnesses said Monday. Several states in the deeply fragmented country are opposed to control by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and in March his government sent in troops to oust the head of South West State, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen. He has launched repeated attempts to retake the re......

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