Somalia: Fighting between armed Islamists and Government soldiers

Mogadishu Tuesday 13 October 2009 Shaaficiyah.com

Fighting between the Somali government soldiers and armed Islamists who are greatly against the legitimate Somali government has on Tuesday taken place at Abdul Aziz and Shibis districts in Mogadishu.

The fighting was in action for more an hour and both sides have exchanged different kinds of weaponries, such as heavy and light machineguns and as well as rocket propel grenades.

There is death casualties’ which the ordinary civilians in these districts have sustained though the actual figure is not apparent. This battle of today has caused new cases of Internal Displaced People.

The city has been tranquil for the last one week after the main two Islamists groups the Al-Shabab Martyrs and Hizbul-Islam have turned arms against each other.

Mogadishu has been a city of frequent battles between rival factions since Somalia has lost its last effective central government in led by late dictator Mohammed Siyad Barre in 1991.

Shaaficiyah Media