Monday, October 18, 2010
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Pro-Somali government forces have seized the town of Bulo Hawo on the Kenyan border from the hardline Islamist group al-Shabab.
This is seen as a significant victory for the weak, UN-backed government against the al-Qaeda-linked militants.
Al-Shabab and their allies control most of southern and central Somalia but pro-government forces have been gaining ground in recent weeks.
Several thousand people have fled the fighting into Kenya.
Souce: BBC News