Fresh Somali clashes kill nine, injure six in SW capital
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Clashes between al-Shabab fighters and Somali government forces in Gedo, southwest of the capital city of Mogadishu, have left at least nine people dead and six others injured, Press TV reports.
The conflicts reportedly broke out late on Tuesday continuing overnight into early Wednesday when al-Shabab fighters attacked Garbaharey district, targeting Somali government forces using mortar shells and artillery fire.
“Clashes broke out last night [on Tuesday night] [and continued] until today [Wednesday] morning. The insurgent forces attacked TFG [Transitional Federal Government] positions in Argada neighborhood. In the morning, I saw nine dead bodies and more than six others were admitted to hospitals,” Abdishakur Aden, a Garbaharey resident told Press TV correspondent in Somalia.
Somali government authorities have confirmed the deadly clashes between al-Shabab fighters and the government forces claiming that they have successfully repelled the attacks.
“Al-Shabab attacked our bases but we defeated them and we are still in control of the areas, we have killed dozens of rebel fighters,” said Mohamed Abdi Kalil, government-appointed governor of Gedo.
On the other hand, al-Shabab commanders have refuted Kalil’s statements saying that their forces are still fighting in the town.
Garbaharey town is located in the western region of Gedo close to the country’s borders with its neighbors Ethiopia and Kenya.
The war torn African country has been scene of decades-long ceaseless civil strife erupting after the ouster of the country’s former President Mohamed Siad Barre.
Source http://www.presstv.com/detail/2012/05/18/241854/fresh-clashes-kill-nine-in-sw-somali/
Clashes between al-Shabab fighters and Somali government forces in Gedo, southwest of the capital city of Mogadishu, have left at least nine people dead and six others injured, Press TV reports.
The conflicts reportedly broke out late on Tuesday continuing overnight into early Wednesday when al-Shabab fighters attacked Garbaharey district, targeting Somali government forces using mortar shells and artillery fire.
“Clashes broke out last night [on Tuesday night] [and continued] until today [Wednesday] morning. The insurgent forces attacked TFG [Transitional Federal Government] positions in Argada neighborhood. In the morning, I saw nine dead bodies and more than six others were admitted to hospitals,” Abdishakur Aden, a Garbaharey resident told Press TV correspondent in Somalia.
Somali government authorities have confirmed the deadly clashes between al-Shabab fighters and the government forces claiming that they have successfully repelled the attacks.
“Al-Shabab attacked our bases but we defeated them and we are still in control of the areas, we have killed dozens of rebel fighters,” said Mohamed Abdi Kalil, government-appointed governor of Gedo.
On the other hand, al-Shabab commanders have refuted Kalil’s statements saying that their forces are still fighting in the town.
Garbaharey town is located in the western region of Gedo close to the country’s borders with its neighbors Ethiopia and Kenya.
The war torn African country has been scene of decades-long ceaseless civil strife erupting after the ouster of the country’s former President Mohamed Siad Barre.
Source http://www.presstv.com/detail/2012/05/18/241854/fresh-clashes-kill-nine-in-sw-somali/
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