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Somalia: Al Shabaab militants abandon Kismayo after African Union attack

Kismayo had been a stronghold for Al Shabaab, and an important source of funding for the Islamist group since it was forced out of Mogadishu.

A field commander serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) walks in front of an armored personnel carrier on May 22, 2012, during a joint AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) operation to seize and liberate territory from the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab in the Afgoye region west of Mogadishu.

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