NAIROBI/MOGADISHU, 15 August 2012 (IRIN) - Even before it kicks off in earnest, the assault on Somalia's port city of Kismayo is causing jitters. A preliminary push by UN-backed African Union troops on the last bastion of Somalia's Al-Shabab insurgency has already added to Somalia's civilian casualties, and there are fears that more may lie ahead as air, ground and naval operations in the strategic city escalate. |
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Aug 15, 2012
SOMALIA: Next stop Kismayo
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