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Al-Shabab retakes key Somalia port city of Merca
Source: BBC
Islamist militant group al-Shabab has taken control of the port city Merca, residents say.
Merca, some 70km (45 miles) south-west of Mogadishu, is now the biggest town under al-Shabab control.
African Union forces who had held the port city for three-and-a-half years withdrew earlier on Friday morning.
The loss is one of the biggest setbacks for the African Union force in its decade-long battle against al-Shabab, analysts say.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35502016
