A Glimmer of Hope for Wartorn Somalia?

The killing of Mohammed Abdullah Fazul, a key al Shabaab figure nearly a month after the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has dealt a major blow to the militia group which has been fighting the Transitional Federal Government.

Al Shabaab men stand guard outside a retail store in Mogadishu.

Members of al Shabaab.

Members of the militia whip a suspected criminal.

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