Somalia

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Al-Shabaab fighters defect as Kenyan troops intensify operation

(Source: Xinhua) 2012-01-08

By Chrispinus Omar and Ronald Njoroge

NAIROBI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua)-- Dozens of Al-Shabaab fighters have defected since December and joined the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers as dual military operation intensify in the south of the Horn of Africa nation.
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