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Islamic State exploits Puntland leader’s political errors

The jihadists ramped up their war from the Al Miskaad mountains as Puntland President Deni refocused his forces on Al Shabaab

Jihadist fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS or Da’ish) have the wind in their sails thanks to political errors and misgovernance in semi-autonomous Puntland and Mogadishu – and will be helped further by the United States’ 1 July announcement it would block UN funding for the peacekeeping mission in Somalia.

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