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Former Somali president seeks asylum in Yemen | Antiwar Newswire

Former Somali president seeks asylum in Yemen | Antiwar Newswire: "Somalia's former president, an ex-warlord who was forced from government, sought political asylum in Yemen, arriving Tuesday in a private jet from his impoverished homeland, an aide and a Yemeni security official said."
One of the former president's aides confirmed that Abdullahi Yusuf was offered a permanent home in Yemen, which lies across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia

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