AU to Join Kenya in Fight Against Al-Shabaab

Kenya and the African Union are to combine their forces in the campaign against Al-Shabaab in a major strategic shift which could change the face of the Somalia war.

Armed members of the hardline Al Shabaab Islamist rebel group stand guard outside a retail store in southern Mogadishu’s Bakara market. Al-Shabaab has issued orders to be observed by the people

Members of the Al Shabaab Islamist rebel group in Mogadishu.

Members of Somalia’s hardline Islamist rebel group al Shabaab.

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