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Leader of insurgent group Hizbul Islam Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys addresses a news conference on the outskirts of Somalia's capital of Mogadishu
28 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Leader of insurgent group Hizbul Islam Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys addresses a news conference on the outskirts of Somalia's capital of Mogadishu, September 28, 2009. Somali government troops routed Islamist insurgents from a strategic central town after launching a pre-dawn assault on Monday, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ismail Taxta (SOMALIA CONFLICT POLITICS)
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Gunmen from Hizbul Islam head for Somalia's southern port of Kismayu October 1, 2009. Rival Islamist rebels battled in southern Somalia's Kismayu port on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and ...


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