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Al Shabaab 'flees Kismayu' after attack

Islamist militants in Somalia say they have withdrawn from their southern stronghold of Kismayo, following an African Union military attack.

Kenyan and Somali forces launched a beach assault on al-Shabab's last major bastion on Friday but encountered resistance heading to the city centre.

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