Topic: Somalia
Intense fighting between Somali government forces and Islamist insurgents on Wednesday left 23 civilians dead in Mogadishu, a medical source and witnesses said. Shebab militants, linked to al-Qaeda, used heavy artillery to target government positions in the north of the capital. Government troops counter-attacked later in the day, buttressed by armoured vehicles from African Union peacekeepers. Both sides claimed victory ...
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Fighting between Somali government forces and al Shabaab rebels in the north of Mogadishu Wednesday killed 17 people and wounded 65, a Somali human rights group and rescue services said. Residents said al Shabaab also beheaded two employees of a telecommunications company in the capital who had been accused by the al Qaeda-linked insurgents of spying for ...
