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| Somalia: 7 civilians killed as militia ambush govÂ’t forces |
| 2008-05-13 |
| (SomaliNet) Witnesses said at the week end that militia members ambushed government forces overnight in the south of Somalia's war-wracked capital, killing at least seven civilians. In what sparkled an intense firefight, the rebels fired mortars and used heavy machine guns against their rivals manning a checkpoint in Mogadishu's Hararyale district. "About three mortar shells landed on houses in my neighbourhood and six civilians, two of them children, died," said Abdiasis Abdullahi, a resident. According to sources, another body was found near the battle zone, said Mohamed Farey, also a resident. |
| Posted by:Steve White |