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Somalia-Jubaland power struggle benefits Al-Shabaab militants

Somalia President of Jubaland Ahmed Mohamed Islam addressing the press conference on Amison. [File, Standard]

Recent clashes in Somalia's semi-autonomous Jubaland region are alarming experts, exposing cracks in the country's federal system and creating an opening for extremist militant group Al-Shabaab to gain ground.

Following years of conflict, Somalia is a loose federation of five semi-autonomous member states -- Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, Hirshabelle and South West -- that maintain often fractious relations with the central government in the capital Mogadishu.

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