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Al Shabaab as deadly as ever, UN investigators warn

NAIROBI, KENYA: War-torn Somalia's government remains riddled with corruption while Al Shabaab Islamists are as deadly as ever, United Nations investigators warned in a damming report seen by AFP Monday.

The report also documents that weapons sent to the national army and supposed to be used to defend the country's internationally-backed government have instead been seen on open sale in at least one market where Shabaab agents bought arms.

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