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<p>Al-Shabaab represents a serious threat to security and stability in Somalia. The
UK provides support to countering that threat through the provision of stipends and
training to the African Union Mission in Somalia, which has been successful in driving
al-Shabaab out of key urban centres. The UK also has an extensive programme of support
to Somalia's security sector reform, which is helping Somalia take responsibility
for its own national security, and ensuring it is threatened less by al-Shabaab. The
UK also plays a leading role in upholding and strengthening the UN's Somalia sanctions
regime that takes measures against those who seek to prevent a peaceful political
process and threaten regional stability.</p>
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