Friday, February 27, 2009

AMISOM, Somali gunmen struggle kills 8

A gun battle between Somali armed men and African Union forces in the capital, Mogadishu has killed eight civilians, injuring 23 others.

The battle broke out in Mogadishu's Hodon district after gunmen attacked the base housing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a Press TV correspondent reported.

The injured were rushed to the capital's Medina hospital.

Somali insurgents have vowed to continue their assaults against the AMISOM troops until the forces withdraw from Somalia.

The country's clerics, meanwhile, condemned the attacks that caused considerable collateral damage.

The gunmen also targeted soldiers loyal to Somalia's new government despite widespread popular support from major Somali factions for the newly-elected President, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

Source: Press TV

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