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Somalia's presidential palace comes under mortar attack
 (Sh. M. Network) -- Armed groups launched once again mortar rounds atSomalia's presidential palace, Villa Somalia in Mogadishu, witnesses said on Sunday.Local residents near the palace told Shabelle Media by phone on condition of anonymity that they could hear mid last night mortars being fired at the heavily protected Somali presidential compound, the fourth attempt to strike at the heart of the government in a fortnight. No group has claimed the responsibility for the bombardment at Somali palace so far. It was not immediately unclear to verify the exact number of casualties in the attack. TFG officials at the palace were unavailable to reach on the line for comments about the shelling. Under pressure from African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... and Somali government troops, the al Qaeda-linked forces of Evil withdrew from Mogadishu in August prompting a return to relative calm in the capital, although they still manage to launch sporadic attacks. Posted by: Fred 2012-04-16 |
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