Al Shabaab diverts a river, forcing opposition to undefendable higher ground

Al Shabaab, a group fighting to create an Islamic state in Somalia, diverts water from the Jubba River, causing a flood that forced Somali, Kenyan, and U.S. military forces to move to higher ground where they were later ambushed. One soldier from the U.S. was killed in the ambush.

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