![Demonstrators hold flags during a rally against the Al-Shabaab jihadist group in Mogadishu on January 12, 2023. - Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared "all-out war" against Al-Shabaab, which has been waging a bloody insurgency against the frail internationally-backed federal government for 15 years.](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/demonstrators-hold-flags-during-a-rally-against-the-al-shabaab-jihadist-group-in-mogadishu-on-january-12-2023-somalia-s-pres.jpg?id=34983386&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
Demonstrators hold flags during a rally against the Al-Shabaab jihadist group in Mogadishu on January 12, 2023. - Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared "all-out war" against Al-Shabaab, which has been waging a bloody insurgency against the frail internationally-backed federal government for 15 years.
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