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| 23 killed in south Somalia clashes |
| 2010-12-12 |
| [Iran Press TV] At least 23 people have been killed and many more have been injured in festivities between fighters from two rival groups in southern Somalia. The battles between members of al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam forces broke out on Saturday in Burhakaba town, located some 110 kilometers (68 miles) southwest of the Somali capital, the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu reported. According to residents, Hizbul Islam fighters attacked the town early Saturday morning, but met with stiff resistance from the al-Shaboobs who rule the town. On December 1, al-Shaboobs managed to gain control of Burhakaba town following fierce festivities with Hizbul Islam. Al-Shabaab fighters had previously told Hizbul Islam not to set up more checkpoints in and around Burhakaba town, which is located in the Bay region of southern Somalia. However, The infamous However... Hizbul Islam forces paid no heed to the warning, according to local residents. Then Al-Shabaab fighters attacked Hizbul Islam positions and took control of the town. The International Committee of the Red Thingy (ICRC) has reported that hundreds of civilians were maimed in fighting in Somalia in recent months. The Geneva-based humanitarian institution said that a total of 5,000 patients with war injuries, including 1,900 women and kiddies, were admitted to Mogadishu's Keysaney and Medina hospitals from January through September. Compared to last year, it is an increase of 25 percent in the total number of war casualties and 72 percent in the number of war-maimed women and kiddies admitted to the hospitals. Boilerplate follows... Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. Over the past two decades, up to one million people have bit the dust in fighting between rival factions and due to famine and disease. There are more than 1.4 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Somalia. Over 300,000 of the IDPs are sheltered in Mogadishu. The United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society High Commissioner for Refugees reported that most of the displaced live in poor and degrading conditions on makeshift sites in southern and central Somalia. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 We now have a legitimate target for an ARCLIGHT strike. Tell the locals who aren't a part of Al-shaboobs to leave, and bomb the village into dust. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-12-12 15:54 |