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| | IRIN Africa | Horn of Africa | Somalia | SOMALIA: Abdullahi Yusuf takes Qardho | Conflict | News Item |
 | | Forces loyal to Abdullahi entered the town on Monday without a fight, with forces loyal to his rival for the presidency of the region, Jama Ali Jama, having retreated, said Fadumo Yasin of the Bosaso-based Midnimo radio. |
 | | He had been livestock minister in Abdullahi's first administration, but subsequently defected to the Jama camp and became a fierce opponent of the colonel, a source in Garowe, the regional capital, told IRIN. |
 | | Abdullahi was currently in Qardho, where he had been warmly welcomed by the residents, Isma'il Warsame, Abdullahi Yusuf's chief of cabinet told IRIN. |
| www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=29307&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=SOMALIA (638 words) |
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