Somalia-Jubaland Power Struggle Benefits Al-Shabab Militants

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United Nations Somalia Jubaland Shabab

Recent clashes in Somalia's semi-autonomous Jubaland region are alarming experts, exposing cracks in the country's federal system and creating an opening for extremist militant group Al-Shabab to gain ground. Following years of conflict, Somalia is a loose federation of five semi-autonomous member states -- Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, ...