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Somali infighting leaves 13 dead
 Thirteen gunmen died in armed clashes between Somali opposition fighters and another armed group Ahl-ul-Sunna wal- Jamaa in central Somalia. The fighting broke out in the town of Guri-El in the Galgaduud region after the Ahl-ul Sunna gunmen attacked Al-Shabaab fighters, the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu reported."Hrarrrr! We're holy'r'n youse are!" "Ain't, neither!" "Are, too!" "Go fer yer guns, yew varmint!" The spokesman for the influential Hawiye clan, Ahmed Dirie Ali, condemned the bloodshed. "Tut tut. And tut." All the fighters are affiliated with the Somali Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) and oppose the leadership of the transitional federal government, accusing its leadership of excessive reliance on foreign support. Posted by: Fred 2008-12-06 |
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