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| Africa Horn |
| Somali troops kill 14 civilians |
| 2011-06-15 |
| [Iran Press TV] Somali government troops have attacked the northern parts of the African country's capital, Mogadishu, leaving over 14 civilians dead and many more maimed. Somali government forces backed by the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... have been pounding three districts of Mogadishu with heavy artillery, a Press TV correspondent reported on Tuesday. Four children are said to be among the victims. The attacks have forced hundreds of local residents to escape their homes. Somalia has not had an effective central government since the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991. The country has been struggling with violence since then. Al-Shabaab is fighting with the UN-backed administration for control of the country. Al-Shabaab was formerly the military wing of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), which controlled much of central and southern Somalia in late 2006, until the Ethiopian invasion. Clashes between rival factions as well as famine and disease have claimed the lives of thousands over the past few years. |
| Posted by:Fred |