(SomaliNet) At least two people have been killed in armed confrontation that took place in Afgoie town, about 30km west of the Somalia capital Mogadishu on Thursday – it is part of the violence | Hussein Ahmed, the deputy ruler of Afgoie town said the clashes came after local militia tried to forcefully enter the administration office but the government forces stopped and pushed them back. |
rising in the war torn country Somalia. The latest fighting raged between interim government forces and local militiamen. One person died from the militia while the other was civilian. Hussein Ahmed, the deputy ruler of Afgoie town said the clashes came after local militia tried to forcefully enter the administration office but the government forces stopped and pushed them back.
Rival sides have exchanged heavy gunfire that rocked the town in several minutes. It is the first clashes that happened in Afgoie town, since the interim government backed the Ethiopian forces took control of the capital late December last year. |