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Somalia
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's risky gamble in Galmudug

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Federal army soldiers on patrol in Mogadishu on 4 June 2026.
Federal army soldiers on patrol in Mogadishu on 4 June 2026. © AFP

The Somali president is engaged in a fierce power struggle with the leader of the federal state of Galmudug, whom he wants to replace with an ally. Federal troops are being deployed there even as the security situation in Mogadishu and South West State worsens.

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