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World Service,3 mins

How big a threat does al-Shabab still pose?

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When al-Shabab were pushed out of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, many people inside and outside the country dared to hope it had been defeated. But the Islamist militant group is still fighting the government and there have been a number of deadly attacks in the last few days. Matt Bryden is the chairman of the Sahan group in Nairobi - is the Somali government losing the war against al-Shabab? (Photo: Somali federal government forces patrol a street in Mogadishu. Credit: AFP)

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