Somalia's Shabaab 'still far from defeat' -news24

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With reinforcements expected, Somali and African forces fighting Shabaab extremists speak confidently of victory, but analysts warn of tough battles ahead and say that military campaigns alone will not bring peace.

The al-Qaeda linked Shabaab have fled a string of towns in the past two years ahead of the advancing African Union force in Somalia (Amisom) - fighting alongside Somalia's rag-tag army, various aligned militia forces and Ethiopian troops - and commanders brag that the Islamists are on the back foot.

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