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Somalia insurgency moves north as pressure grows

Associated Press

  March 06, 2012

The fight against Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked insurgency may be moving north to an area previously considered safer than the war-ravaged south, analysts and officials told The Associated Press on Monday. The move could mean that the al-Shabab militia is seeking to regroup in the semiautonomous region of Puntland, where international companies are exploring for oil, after coming under heavy pressure from three foreign armies in southern Somalia.

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