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Somalia reports deadly fighting with Al-Shabaab as both sides claim heavy losses

RFI Afrique27 October 2026, 16:10 UTCSomalia

Somalia’s government and Al-Shabaab militants have issued sharply conflicting accounts of deadly fighting near the southern city of Leego, with both sides claiming to have inflicted heavy losses during a battle on Monday.

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