(SomaliNet) Heavy clan based fighting has erupted in Modhowe and Kudhaa islands of lower Juba region in southern Somalia on Monday killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 36 others. Reports say the fighting, which began yesterday, raged between Majerten and Ogaden clans of same Darod tribe. The latest fighting followed the 23 April clashes between Marehan and Majerten clans of Darod tribe in Kismayu in which the Marehan militia took over control of the city. Negotiations are underway to solve the conflict.
There are no ongoing efforts to ease the tension between the rival clans so far as the rift deepened. The latest clashes in Somali’s southern islands came as peace efforts continue in Kismayu to bring the recent clashed clans to the negotiation table to sort out their difference. The interior minister of Somalia Mohamud Mohamed Guled ‘Gamo-dhere’ is now in Kismayu city for talks with the rival clans to end the violence.