Somali army takes key city of Kismayo
Troops, foreign allies prevail in port after al-Shabab retreats from stronghold
Posted: October 2, 2012 at 4:37 a.m.
A Kenyan soldier serving with the African Union mission in Somalia guards armored vehicles in Saa’moja on Monday, a few miles northwest of the port city of Kismayo.
Somali troops and their foreign allies on Monday occupied the key city of Kismayo, the last strategic base for Islamist militants who had relied on the local port as a main source of revenue.
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