Somalia's Shebab insurgents have launched a fresh drive to topple the country's weak president, sparking fighting in Mogadishu that killed at least 14 civilians, medics and witnesses said on Monday.The al Qaeda-inspired militants, who last week claimed deadly suicide bombings in Kampala, rekindled their bid to seize northeastern neighbourhoods from which they could directly threaten the transitional government's key infrastructure.
"The fighting broke out late on Sunday and stopped overnight but resumed early on Monday when the terrorist groups attacked our positions in Shibis and Abdulaziz neighbourhoods," government security official Ali Mohamed Dhere told AFP.