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Deadly clashes erupt in Mogadishu
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by Amy Judd | April 19, 2008 at 01:02 pm
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Ethiopian troops backing the interim government clashed with Islamic fighters in the north-east of the city.
Five Ethiopian soldiers, three government soldiers and civilians are reported to be among those killed.
Somalia has been wracked by violence since Ethiopia rescued the government in 2006, ousting an Islamist militia that had held much of the country.
The latest fighting began early on Saturday, when the Ethiopian troops moved against insurgents, but encountered heavy resistance.
Witnesses quoted by the Associated Press news agency say Islamists dragged the bodies of several soldiers through the streets.
The Ethiopians responded with gunfire and heavy artillery.
One mortar shell reportedly fell on a busy restaurant, where five people are said to have died.
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Amy Judd
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at 13:47 on April 19th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff. Looks like business as usual in Mogadishu, something tell me it will never be resolved.
at 14:01 on April 19th, 2008
I agree - it just seems to be a vicious cycle.
at 14:19 on April 19th, 2008
You know Amy, "To the Victor go the Spoils" cannot even be applied here, anyone who has done a tour of peacekeeping there can tell you that!, unless since my time there "Sand" has become a valuable commodity and is hitting like $1.00 a pound. Pretty desolate place with even more desolate people.
at 14:22 on April 19th, 2008
That's just so sad. I wish sand would be worth that much, just to help their economy out.
at 20:43 on April 19th, 2008
If sand were that much, you be sure as shooting the Warlords would own it, and place the people out into the ocean.
at 20:45 on April 19th, 2008
True I guess.