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| 23 killed in Somalia fighting |
| 2010-11-22 |
| [Pak Daily Times] At least 23 people were killed in fighting in central Somalia and the seaside capital over the weekend, officials and witnesses said on Sunday. Thirteen people were killed in central Somalia when a militia allied with the government attacked a village held by Orcs and similar vermin on Saturday. The fighting continued into Sunday. Abdi Fatah Ali, a resident of Wardhumale village, where the fiercest fighting took place, said he saw 10 bodies. A man in neighbouring Elgod village, Abdulkadir, said he saw three dead people. The residents said the militia al Shabaab abandoned Wardhumale village, leaving the government-allied Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama militia in charge. Spokesmen for both sides claimed victory. In the capital of Mogadishu, weekend festivities between Orcs and similar vermin and government forces supported by African Union peacekeepers killed 10 people and maimed 17, said Ali Musa, the head of Mogadishu ambulance services. The horn of Africa nation has not had a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew a former socialist dictator then turned on each other. |
| Posted by:Fred |