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Clan fighting kills 14 Somalis in Ethiopia
(SomaliNet) A fierce battle has erupted in eastern Ethiopia between two Somali clans killing at least 14 people and wounded 18 others, reports say on Thursday. Militias loyal to Hawadle and Jajele clans of Hawiye tribe have fought in Bar-Madow and Laba-Bar environs of Zone Five region in Ethiopia, which borders Somalia. Both clans share land of grazing and water in settlements of Somalia and Ethiopia. The wounded have been taken to hospital in Guri-El of Galgadud region. The fighting continued till tonight while rivals who are both rural people engage face-to-face battle and are getting reinforcements. Despite the war is intensifying, there are efforts by intellectuals and elders of both rival sides led by the deputy chairperson of the Hiran region Abdirahman Burundi in a bid to ease the tension and stop the war. The cause of the fighting was based on pastoral land. The two rival clans had history of land conflict and lately fought handful of times in Jawil village near Belwedweine, the provincial capital of Hiran. Posted by: Fred 2007-02-23 |
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