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Islamic rebels patrol streets of Mogadishu
02 Jul 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Islamic rebels patrol the streets of Mogadishu July 2, 2009. Al Qaeda-linked fighters in Somalia's al Shabaab rebel group are battling to oust President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, himself a former Islamist insurgent who joined a peace process last year. REUTERS/Mowliid Abdi (SOMALIA CONFLICT POLITICS RELIGION)
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Residents carry their belongings as they leave an area of renewed clashes in Somalia's capital Mogadishu July 20, 2009. Somali hardline insurgents said on Monday they would shut down the operations ...




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