Pass beyond what is described as government territory in the Somali capital - a few blocks between the airport, the harbour and the presidential palace - and you are at the mercy of al-Shabaab, the extremist Islamic group that holds sway across southern and central Somalia. Where it rules, it has implemented laws and punishments reminiscent of Afghanistan under Taleban rule. It has banned bras, football, dancing and musical ringtones. This weekend al-Shabaab decreed that men must grow beards and...
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