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Somalia: South West State Severs Ties With Federal Government Amid Reported Armed Clashes

Mar 17, 2026 | 19:06 GMT

The government of Somalia's South West state suspended all cooperation and relations with the federal government, accusing it of arming local militias seeking to remove the state's president, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, Reuters reported on March 17. ...

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