Ethiopian troops have played a crucial role in liberating parts of Somalia from Al Shabaab, but their time there will be limited.
Somalia's Islamist militia, al Shabaab, is on the back foot. Each week brings news of another town seized. The forceful departure of al Shabaab however does not necessarily imply victory for the inhabitants of the 'newly liberated areas'.
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