By SARAH CHILDRESS
The cash-strapped Somali government is searching to recover funds locked in bank accounts around the world, in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy and fund a battle that has accelerated in recent days against an al Qaeda-backed insurgency.Somali and African Union troops last week launched a counterattack against Islamic militants in the capital, Mogadishu, in an effort to carve out space to govern. At least 48 people have been killed, according to medical personnel.
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