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Somali Islamic insurgents take 2 strategic towns – AP
By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN – 4 hours ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An Islamic militia that the U.S. considers a terrorist organization took over two strategic towns in Somalia on Tuesday, the latest territory grab by a strengthening insurgency, officials said.
The militia, al-Shabab, seized El Dheer in central Somalia and Qoryoley in the south as part of a burgeoning campaign to take territory...



