Somali President to declare war on al-Shabab after deadly truck blast
Somalia's president is to announce a "state of war" against al-Shabab extremists as the death toll from last week's truck bombing in Mogadishu rose to 358, with dozens more people still missing.
The US is expected to play a supporting role in the new offensive which President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed will launch on Saturday.
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