Somalia, the Islamic State group's new front line in Africa

Jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) group have made Somalia their new stronghold. In the Puntland region, they have settled largely undisturbed in a mountainous area spanning ...

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Somalia, the Islamic State group's new front line in Africa

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