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Somalia: Somalia Reports Deadly Fighting With Al-Shabaab As Both Sides Claim Heavy Losses

AllAfrica28 October 2026, 04:36 UTCSomalia

[RFI] 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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