Saturday, March 28, 2009

Somalia: Calm returns to fighting areas in Mogadishu

Two Islamist factions have been fighting in Yaqshid district in north Mogadishu for two consecutive days.

The fighting was between fighters to Abdulahi Moalim, a commander of the Islamic Courts Union in Jowhar who visited Mogadishu and fighters claimed they are Hizbul Islam a coalition of Islamist Insurgents that oppose the Somali government.

Residents in the area who have relocated back to their homes after the withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops expressed concern about the fighting.

The security minister of the Somali government Omar Hashi Adan said his government will start operations in the city to secure it but it is unclear when the government will start its operations.

amsomalia@mareeg.com

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