Friday, May 22, 2009

Somali Capital Heavily Shelled In Renewed Fighting

Two boys look at the bodies of two government soldiers killed during clashes between Islamic fighters and government soldiers, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, May 22, 2009. Renewed fighting between government troops and Islamist insurgents in the Somali capital killed seven people on Friday, residents and an independent radio station said. Residents reported heavy shelling in the heart of the city. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

From Yahoo News/AP:

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Hundreds of Somali government troops attacked insurgent-held positions north and south of the capital on Friday and the heart of the city was heavily shelled, witnesses said. One said a busload of fleeing civilians was hit.

Shelling was heavy on a major north-south route through the city, Wadnaha Road, which the Islamic fighters took earlier this month, area resident Abdi Haji said. It is one of the four main roads in the capital, Mogadishu.

Friday's surge in fighting, following a few days' lull in a strong insurgent advance on Mogadishu, has killed at least 15 people and wounded over 150, residents, medical officials and an independent radio station said.

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More News On Somalia

Somalia battling militants over capital
-- UPI
Somali government launches new offensive -- Christian Science Monitor
Government Forces Strike Back at Insurgents in Somali Capital -- Voice of America
Renewed clashes kill 14 in Somalia -- AFP
Big attack on Mogadishu Islamists -- BBC
Somalia: East African bloc calls for a UN blockade and no-fly zone -- Christian Science Monitor
Eritrea rejects Security Council accusations of destabilizing Somalia -- China View
SCENARIOS-Somali government takes fight to rebels -- Reuters
Somalia: U.S. Conducting High-Level Strategic Review of Strategy -- All Africa
Ethiopia never left Somalia-It was a deceptive charade -- American Chronicle

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