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Somalia: Heavy Fighting Erupts in Somalia's Galkayo As Puntland, Pro-Govts Forces Clash

Published by AllAfrica 5 August 2026 at 14:21
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Somalia: Heavy Fighting Erupts in Somalia's Galkayo As Puntland, Pro-Govts Forces Clash
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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Aug. 5 -- Heavy fighting erupted on Wednesday on the eastern outskirts of Galkayo in central Somalia, with Puntland security forces battling fighters from the Puntland Security Force (PSF), who Puntland authorities allege are backed by Somalia's federal government.

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