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Al Shabaab 'leaving' Kismayo stronghold

Residents in the Somali city of Kismayo have told the BBC that fighters from the Islamist group Al Shabaab are leaving their stronghold in the port.

Kismayo is the group's main base in its fight against the Somali government, which has been converging on the town with African Union (AU) soldiers.

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