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Dutch Lawyer Challenges IND Rejection of Veteran Somali Journalist Nimco Mohamed Bashir's Asylum Claim
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The attack on the residence of former Somali Custodial Corps commander General Mahad Abdirahman Aden, widely known as "General Shub," has intensified concerns that Somalia's political and constitutional crisis is entering a new phase in which military force is playing an increasingly prominent role....
Somalia: Turkish Drone Strike Targets Somalia's Former Prisons Chief
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