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allAfrica.com: Somalia: Lingering Divisions and Violent Disagreements Resurface (Page 1 of 1)

allAfrica.com: Somalia: Lingering Divisions and Violent Disagreements Resurface (Page 1 of 1): "Various sources have confirmed that Ethiopian-backed clan militias are battling for control of the region against Al Shabaab, fighting under the banner of a Sufi group.

Ethiopia's new strategy to use clan militia against a divided and fractured Islamist movement in Somalia will ignite a new war, reopening clan hostilities and denying Somalis another chance at stability."

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