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- ↑ "Somalia: Jubaland VP returns to Kismayo Port City". Garowe Online. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ↑ Somalia: Former ruler of Jilib and his deputy put in custody by Islamists Archived November 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine SomaliNet
- ↑ Somalia: Islamists claim victory over JVA [ permanent dead link ] SomaliNet
- ↑ Somalia: JVA militia commander may have been killed by Islamists Archived August 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine SomaliNet
- ↑ Somalia: Curfew imposed on Bardere Archived August 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine SomaliNet
- ↑ Army training in Southern Somalia for war preparation Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Somaliweyn/SMC
- ↑ ICU to capture Bardhere town Archived 2007-01-10 at the Wayback Machine SomaliNet