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Somalia military launches second phase of campaign to wipe out al-Shabab

Somalia has begun the second phase of its military offensive against al-Shabab fighters. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says his government wants to eliminate the al-Qaeda-linked armed group within five months. The country has deployed 12,000 soldiers and clan-based fighters to central Somalia. Al-Shabab fighters have been withdrawing from towns, but, as Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports, they are still able to carry out attacks. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #AlJazeeraEnglish #Somaliamilitary #PresidentHassanSheikhMohamud #alQaedalinkedarmedgroup #al-Shabab

Mogadishu skyline transformed in Somalia development boom

It is more than a decade since the armed group al-Shabab was pushed out of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Since then, a relative calm has returned to the coastal city. And now an economic boom is fuelling a surge in property development. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Mogadishu, Somalia. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Mogadishu #Somalia #economy