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Somalia confirms rescue of 35 children from Shabaab school

An African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) Ugandan officer with a group of children in Mogadishu. Somalia has confirmed that its forces rescued 35 children who had been recruited by the Al Shabaab jihadists. FILE PHOTO | AFP

By  Abdulkadir Khalif  &  AFP

Somalia confirmed Wednesday that its forces rescued 35 children who had been recruited by the Al Shabaab jihadists.

The government said the children were found at a camp in Jilyale, Wanlaweyn district, about 110km southwest of the capital Mogadishu.

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