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an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia...turbans in the country’s southern region.
The Security forces launched a wide-scale operation in Farsoley village in Lower Shabelle region on Saturday, NISA said in a statement.
Somali security forces are conducting operations against the al-Qaeda-affiliated group, al-Shabaab in central and southern regions.
The group on Monday launched a boom-mobileing attack on a shopping mall in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least 12 people and injuring nine others.
Somali National Armed Forces backed by African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Mission in Somalia ousted al-Shabaab from Mogadishu in August 2011, but the terrorist group is still in control of areas in southern Somalia.