{
  "id": 15753432,
  "title": "Somalia’s ousted leader fires back days after Al-Shabaab sanctions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/somalias-ousted-leader-fires-back-days-after-al-shabaab-sanctions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T13:31:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/somalias-ousted-leader-fires-back-days-after-al-shabaab-sanctions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has demanded that Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud step aside, accusing his government of using military force to undermine regional leadership and deepen political divisions. In an open letter dated Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Laftagareen called on the international community and Somali opposition groups to intervene,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}