Africa
AU forces battle to secure Somalia
Peacekeepers say they are making progress in defeating al-Shabab and establishing control over most of the country.
Last Modified: 07 Sep 2012 11:11

Somalia is just days away from electing a new President, but the government is not in control of much of the country's territory.

African Union peacekeepers, known as AMISOM, have divided the country into four sectors, and they say they are making progress in establishing that control, however.

Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports from Mogadishu.

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