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🚨BREAKING: Never-before-seen footage shows Al-Shabaab boldly setting up a checkpoint just kilometers from Mogadishu on the road to Balcad, well within striking distance of the capital. This comes only 24 hours after senior Shabaab figure Ali Dheere delivered a fiery open-air speech, flaunting the group’s presence. The video, posted... show more

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