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Ten killed in fighting near Mogadishu | |
2013-10-15 | |
MOGADISHU -- At least ten people reportedly died and ten others have been wounded in two separate clashes that took place on the outskirts of Mogadishu during the afternoon and the night of Sunday, Garowe Online reports.
According to the Somali government forces commander, the fighting erupted between armed militiamen disguised as military soldiers and the government forces. Separately, Al Shabaab militants attacked Arbacow vicinity, 20km southwest of Mogadishu and close to former business hub Elasha Biyaha where Somalia Federal Government troops have military bases. Arbacow residents reported that both sides exchanged heavy gunfire which lasted for more than one hour. Witnesses also saw at least seven bodies from the opposing sides and the residents also said ‘it was the heaviest fighting’ since Somali-AMISOM troops dislodged Al Shabaab from the areas near Mogadishu. | |
Posted by:Steve White |