MOGADISHU, Feb 18 (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and more than 20 others wounded when rival militias using mortars and anti-aircraft guns clashed in Somalia's capital on Saturday, residents said.
They said civilians including women and children were among the casualties when heavy fighting over territory broke out between gunmen loyal to Mogadishu's Islamic courts and a local warlord in the south of the capital.
Each side blamed the other for the hostilities, which residents said started early on Saturday and were still going on. Many residents fled the area.
"They came here to ignite a new crisis, and we are ready to defend our areas," warlord Abdi Nurre Siyad told Reuters.
Sheik Shariff Ahmed, who heads the influential Islamic court administration, confirmed the fighting and accused the warlord of being behind it.
Hospital officials in the capital said at least 25 casualties were brought in.
One stray mortar hit a house and seriously wounded two children, witnesses said.
Somalia has been without a central government for over 14 years. An interim Somali government was formed in 2004, but has proved fragile and fractious. It has been unable to rein in the powerful warlords and their militias.
Source: Reuters, Feb. 18, 2006
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Mogadishu warlords and opportunists feel threatened as their powerbase is slowly eroded by organisations like the Islamic courts!
The Islamic courts with their shortcommings have at least done something worth mentionable for Mogadishu society like the bringing of some law and order in the area's where they are active...what have those warlords and illegitimate businessmen done for Mogadishu society except taking care for their stomachs?
These warlords and opportunist businessmen should be brought to justice...they know they are slowly dying as their power is gradually eroded.
The only thing that keeps them alive are the fake peace confrences organized by our enemies.
Warlords and Islamic courts clash
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It is tribal. all Somali wars are tribal. And I disagree that Islamic courts contributed anything useful on teh contrary they contributed to teh barbarity.
For the first in our thousand year history as muslims they started mutilating the children of the poor. They banned condoms inna country where there is no health service and where AIDS is just round the corner.
These morons start wars and kill people over the dumbest things like videos and bolywood flicks.
But even their barbarity is tribal. I heard from well-informed sources that noen of those mutilated is from a big hawiye clan. They are alll Brawans, and Gibil cads and Shaanshis and Tunnis and Bimals.
Unless of course Hawiye hath no thieves
For the first in our thousand year history as muslims they started mutilating the children of the poor. They banned condoms inna country where there is no health service and where AIDS is just round the corner.
These morons start wars and kill people over the dumbest things like videos and bolywood flicks.
But even their barbarity is tribal. I heard from well-informed sources that noen of those mutilated is from a big hawiye clan. They are alll Brawans, and Gibil cads and Shaanshis and Tunnis and Bimals.
Unless of course Hawiye hath no thieves
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