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Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi gives Al Shabaab militants 60-day amnesty

Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi. (Photo: Courtesy)

Somalia's President replaced his security chiefs on Thursday and called on al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents to surrender within 60 days in return for education and jobs.

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, speaking days after U.S. President Donald Trump's administration granted the U.S. military broader authority to carry out air strikes in Somalia, said tackling the al Shabaab insurgency was his top priority.

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