Somalia

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Islamist fighters dig in on the border as Somalis plan 'final assault'

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The last remnants of Islamist fighters on the run from Ethiopian and pro-government troops have dug themselves into trenches around the fishing village of Ras Kamboni on Somalia's southernmost tip and are facing a final assault, the Somali defence minister, Colonel Barre "Hirale" Aden Shire, said yesterday. They were left with two options, he said: "To drown in the sea or to fight and die." (...)