The Somali army and forces loyal to the semi-autonomous southern Jubaland region have clashed, Somali government and military officials said on December 11. Conflict-weary Somalia is a federation of five semi-autonomous member states — Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, Hirshabelle and South West — and a central government in the capital Mogadishu. Tensions have been rising between...
