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Crisis Group warns Somali towns at risk as AU mission shrinks

Mogadishu, Somalia — Several Somali towns face heightened vulnerability to Al-Shabaab as African Union troops scale back and UN logistical support winds down, the International Crisis Group warned, saying some territorial losses may be difficult to avoid. The Brussels-based conflict-monitoring organisation singled out Qoryoley in Lower Shabelle and Jalalaqsi in Hirshabelle as locations that could…