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Kismayu

British  
/ kɪsˈmɑːjuː /

noun

  1. another name for Chisimaio

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Al Shabaab was driven out of Kismayu in 2012.

From Reuters Oct. 23, 2022

Halfway between Mogadishu and southern port city of Kismayu, Barawe is the biggest port still held by the militants.

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2013

Deployed in 2007, it has driven al Shabaab militants out of the capital Mogadishu and, more recently, out of the southern port of Kismayu.

From Reuters Feb. 1, 2013

Local residents appeared unfazed as a heavily armed convoy rolled through Kismayu.

From Reuters Oct. 5, 2012

The other towns of note on the coast are Malindi, Patta, Kipini and Kismayu.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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