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Somali Forces Kill Senior Al-Shabab Leader Behind Child Recruitment

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Somali forces have killed Abdullahi Abukar Ali, a senior operative of al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked group, accused of overseeing forced child soldier recruitment, the Defense Ministry said Sunday. According to the ministry, Abukar was killed in a pre-dawn raid in Warta Eey Duure, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Hudur in Bakool.  The Somali National Army (SNA) conducted the operation with support from the African Union Transition Mission …
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SOFX broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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