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Soccer Wars: The Battle for the Future of Somalia’s Children
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Soccer Wars: The Battle for the Future of Somalia’s Children

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Mar 20, 2011
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Soccer goes to the core of war-ravaged Somalia’s battle for the future of its children.

Senior Al Shabab commander Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys this weekend fired a shot across the bow of the campaign of the Somali Football Federation (SFF) to lure child soldiers away from the Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militia that controls large chunks of Somalia and it…

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