MOGADISHU (AFP) — Heavy fighting erupted on Tuesday in a densely packed slum area of Somalia's capital, killing several people and sending thousands fleeing as a leading aid agency warned of a humanitarian catastrophe.
MOGADISHU (AFP) — Heavy fighting erupted on Tuesday in a densely packed slum area of Somalia's capital, killing several people and sending thousands fleeing as a leading aid agency warned of a humanitarian catastrophe.
For the fifth day, Islamist insurgents exchanged machine gun and mortar fire with government troops and allied militias. Hours after Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed held a news conference at his Mogadishu residence, Islamist insurgents fired several mortars into the compound. Insurgents also attacked a base housing African Union peacekeepers from Burundi, and gun battles took place in several areas of the city.
For the fifth day, Islamist insurgents exchanged machine gun and mortar fire with government troops and allied militias. Hours after Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed held a news conference at his Mogadishu residence, Islamist insurgents fired several mortars into the compound. Insurgents also attacked a base housing African Union peacekeepers from Burundi, and gun battles took place in several areas of the city.