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| Last Updated: Apr 3, 2012 - 2:47:55 AM |
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Somalia: Fighting erupts in Mogadishu
31 Jan 31, 2012 - 2:05:08 AM
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MOGADISHU, Somalia Jan 31 2012 (Garowe Online) – There are ongoing clashes in the district of Jazira in Mogadishu that erupted early Tuesday morning, Radio Garowe reports.
The fighting between Al Shabaab insurgents and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) alongside AMISOM troops began early Tuesday after Al Shabaab agents infiltrated the district of Jazira late last night.
Local sources say that AMISOM technical vehicles are engaged in the battle while both sides are using heavy artillery against each other.
There have been no confirmed reports on the casualties of this ongoing battle but unconfirmed reports say that there have were TFG vehicles carrying the injured to hospitals.
Although Al Shabaab retreated from Mogadishu and many strongholds in southern Somalia their presence in Mogadishu is still felt. Sources say Al Shabaab insurgents have permeated through Kahda district near the Dharkenley district in Mogadishu.
GAROWE ONLINE
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