In Somali capital, a year without Islamist militia

Mogadishu (KON) - A little over a year ago, perhaps the most common sound regularly heard on a Mogadis humorning, after the muezzin’s call to prayers, was gunfire.

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6 August 2012

Then, an army of African Union soldiers was battling Al Shabab, an Islamist militia encamped in foxholes and sniper positions dotted throughout Somalia’s seaside capital.

Now you’re more likely to hear the clang of hammers and the drone of drills.

Mogadishans will Monday celebrate a year to the day since Al Shabab, now partnered with al-Qaeda, slunk out of the city’s center under cover of darkness, leaving it to government forces.

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