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Thousands flee Somali violence

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Violence in Somalia is being fuelled by foreign Islamist fighters who are joining local rebel groups that want to impose Sharia law.

More than 165,000 people have fled the capital because of fighting in the last two months.

Andrew Harding reports from Somalia.

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