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Somalia: Death toll rises as bloody fighting rocks Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Mareeg)—Fierce battles have left at least 26 people dead and about 80 wounded as Somali government forces backed by African Union peacekeepers clashed with al Shabaab militants in Mogadishu, witnesses and officials say.
The fighting started early on Wednesday in the north part of Mogadishu when al Shabaab launched attack on bases of the Somali government soldiers there.
Residents say mortars killed most civilians in Jungal and Suq Ba’ad markets in Mogadishu where 18 civilians died after successive mortars landed in those areas.
AMISOM tanks have reportedly took part the fighting and shelled areas under the control of the Islamist rebels.
Officials from the Somali government claimed victory over the fighting saying that they have regained three areas in capital from the rebels.
Al Shabaab spokesman have also claimed victory over the fighting, but civilians have borne the brunt of Wednesday’s fighting.
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