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Somalia’s South West coordinates operations against Al-Shabaab

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Somalia’s South West State President, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur, met the commander of the African Union peacekeeping forces’ Third Sector in Baidoa. The talks focused on coordinating security operations and fighting Al-Shabaab, according to Shabelle Media Network.

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