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| Africa Horn |
| 10 killed in Mahaday clashes |
| 2013-10-03 |
| MOGADISHU -- At least Ten people from the opposing sides were reportedly killed in a fierce clashes between Somali government forces backed by AMISOM peacekeepers and Al Shabaab militants in Somalia’s southern region of Middle Shabelle, as witnesses reported of the assassination of police officer in Mogadishu, Garowe Online reports. The clashes erupted in Mahaday town, 30 KMs north of agriculture-rich town and Middle Shabelle regional capital of Jowhar at nearly 11:00 PM in the night of Tuesday after Al Shabaab militiamen attacked The Somali government troops and AMISOM bases, making the heaviest fighting to be reported since allied forces dislodged Al Shabaab militants from the town, residents said. Mahaday residents also reported that Al Shabaab fighters thrust into the town, “I saw several Al Shabaab members who were responding with gunfire near my home,” said a resident of Mahaday speaking to Somali media via telephone. The allied forces carried out security operations in the town in the early hours of Wednesday morning, arresting dozens of suspects. |
| Posted by:Steve White |