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This special forces unit, trained and funded by america, has spent years trying to crush an islamist insurgency. and suddenly, in the midst of a terrible drought, they�* re making progress. we arrive in the ruins of a small town. a recent battle here saw the formidable militant group al—sha bab driven out. we managed to kill 60 al—shabab fighters, but right before we reached here, they fled the town. right before they left, they have burned down everything. they destroyed the shops, the houses, the water wells. like, the people right now do not even have clean water to drink. this was yo...

By the ongoing civil war between the somali government and the islamic fundamentalist group, al shabab. but there are signs the government is gaining the upper hand in that fight. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been to visit the front line. let's go, let's go, let's go. these are somalia's most battle—hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes. this special forces unit, trained and funded by america, has spent years trying to crush an islamist insurgency. and suddenly, in the midst of a terrible droug...

The bbc has gained rare and exclusive access to danab, the somali army's elite special forces unit, which is leading the campaign against al—shabab. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joined them in the town of bukure, and sent this report. let's go, let's go, let's go. these are somalia's most battle—hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested region. — — co ntested —— contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes. this special forces unit, trained and funded by america, has spent years trying to crush an islamist insurgency. and sudden...

Of a terrible drought, they�* re making progress. we arrive in the ruins of a small town. a recent battle here saw the formidable militant group al—sha bab driven out. we managed to kill 60 al—shabab fighters, but right right before they left, they have burned down everything. they destroyed the shops, the houses, the water wells. like, the people right now do not even have clean water to drink. this was your shop, was it? it was. but what's changed here is the mood, no longer of despair but of determination. a popular uprising is under way, locals telling us somalia's drought has left t...

The Carpenter's Hope, a Texas nonprofit organization, rallied a team of 17 volunteers to repair the Greater Nazarene Baptist Church in Donaldsonville.