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| Last Updated: Apr 3, 2012 - 2:47:55 AM |
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Somalia: Three killed in Mogadishu clashes
10 Jan 10, 2010 - 3:17:12 PM
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At least 3 people have been killed and 8 others injured after fighting between Al-Shabaab militants and Somali government forces rocked a district in the restive capital at Abdulaziz district in north Mogadishu,
An Al-Shabab official claimed that his group has repelled onslaught on their positions in Abdiaziz district in north Mogadishu, blaming the government forces backed by African Union troops.
"The government troops attacked us and we defend our bases," said Sheikh Hussein Ali Fidow, who was addressing the local media after the fight.
Somali government military spokesman Col. Ibrahim Kalmoy confirmed the fighting but denied Al-Shabaab claims of receiving backings from AU troops.
The casualty figures from the two sides were not clear and AMISOM officials have not commented about the fighting.
Last week, clashes between the government forces backed by AMISOM troops and Islamist rebels caused the death of more than 30 people including women and children.
The clashes also forced many civilians, who returned to their homes last months, to flee another time to the outskirts of Mogadishu where they don’t have shelter, food and water.
This come after WFP announced last week that it has suspended food aid distribution in southern Somalia.
GAROWE ONLINE
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