Topic: East Africa
The civilian death toll from fierce exchanges of artillery fire by Somali government forces and Islamist insurgents in the capital has risen to 20, medical officials said on Saturday.At least 11 civilians were killed on Friday during the artillery attacks, and some ...
Hundreds fled Mogadishu as warring sides clashed for a third day Friday, wounding at least 19 and flattening homes in the violence-wracked Somali capital, witnesses and medical sources said.African Union-backed government forces and Islamist insurgents exchanged artillery fire in a southern neighbourhood, ...