From The BBC:The indiscriminate firing of heavy artillery into markets and residential areas in the Somali capital has been condemned by Medecins Sans Frontieres.
The aid group told the BBC they had treated nearly 100 blast victims in the latest upsurge of fighting involving insurgents and government forces.
MSF's Greg Elder said all groups fighting were "partly responsible".
The weak interim government, backed by African Union peacekeepers, controls only a small part of Mogadishu.
The hardline Islamist insurgents, some of whom have links to al-Qaeda, hold sway over much of southern and central Somalia.
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More News On Somalia
Aid group: Armed forces shelling Somali civilians -- Washington Post
Islamists make gains in Somalia's war -- UPI
Somalia's Al Shabaab to Ally With Al Qaeda -- Wall Street Journal
Al Qaeda Faction Declares Victory In Somalia -- Strategy Page
Somali forces ready for war against rebels -- Garowe Online
U.N.: January was Somalia deadliest month since summer -- CNN
Violence Marks Somali Government's Year Anniversary -- Voice of America
Somali Violence Claimed 258 Civilian Lives in January, UN Says -- Bloomberg
Kenya tightens security on porous Somalia border -- Reuters
Pirates Hijack Vessel Near Somalia -- Voice of America
Somali pirates hijack Libyan cargo ship -- Reuters
Somali Pirates Seize Libyan Vessel -- New York Times
North Korea-flagged ship seized -- UPI
Pirates seize North Korean-flagged ship off Somalia -- CNN
FACTBOX-Ships held by Somali pirates -- Reuters
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