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| Clashes kill 11 in Somali capital | |
| 2010-12-17 | |
| [Iran Press TV] At least 11 people have died in fresh festivities between al-Shaboobs and government-backed troops in Somalia's war-torn capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say. Fierce shootout and shelling rocked Mogadishu's northern districts of Hodan and Bondhere, where fighters from al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam attacked positions of pro-government forces backed by African Union peacekeepers, a Press TV correspondent said. Witnesses said incessant shelling destroyed residential areas,
"On Wednesday evening, I have seen the dead bodies of at least 11 civilians lying on the street of Boondhere," an eyewitness told our correspondent. The village was turned into a battle field with the fighting raging on for more than seven hours, witnesses said. The seaside city has been the scene of heavy festivities between rival forces, which killed more than 30 people last week. Somalia has been marred by years of civil unrest since 1991 when warlords toppled former warlord Mohammad Siad Barre. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I'm sorry, that came out wrong. I meant you probably know about the people living on the street medians, not about Mr. Wife's travels. I never joined him there because that would have led to a transfer to Saudi Arabia. He never took me to India because he didn't think I'd be able to handle real poverty. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-12-17 23:20 |
| #2 I'm surprised there's still anything to be knocked down. It's probably not news to you and many others here, Pappy, but after six months of trips to Egypt, Mr. Wife finally told me of the people living on the median strips of the main streets in Cairo. The huts were of unmortered cinder blocks, no doubt stolen from some building site or other. Periodically as his cab driver took him between the factory and his hotel, Mr. Wife would notice on of the huts had fallen in... and eventually he realized that by the time he saw that, a new hut was rising... with a new family waiting to move in. Like ants, humans build shelters, no matter how poor the building material. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-12-17 23:14 |
| #1 "something to be knocked down"? I'm surprised there's still anything to be knocked down. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-12-17 12:27 |