PressTV
At least eleven civilians have been killed in crossfire between Somali government forces and anti-government fighters in Mogadishu.
Heavy shelling and gunfire rocked the northern part of the Somali capital on Monday as government forces, which hold only parts of the city, engaged the anti-government fighters in their strongholds, a Press TV correspondent reported.
According to eyewitnesses, five civilians lost their lives and ten others were wounded in the intense fighting around the Yaqshid and Wardighly districts.
Another six civilians were killed in mortar attacks on the Bakara market, the capital's main bazaar.
The latest clashes occurred after the government reportedly announced plans to attack the anti-government fighters, with the help of the military clout of African Union peacekeepers based in the country.
At least eleven civilians have been killed in crossfire between Somali government forces and anti-government fighters in Mogadishu.
Heavy shelling and gunfire rocked the northern part of the Somali capital on Monday as government forces, which hold only parts of the city, engaged the anti-government fighters in their strongholds, a Press TV correspondent reported.
According to eyewitnesses, five civilians lost their lives and ten others were wounded in the intense fighting around the Yaqshid and Wardighly districts.
Another six civilians were killed in mortar attacks on the Bakara market, the capital's main bazaar.
The latest clashes occurred after the government reportedly announced plans to attack the anti-government fighters, with the help of the military clout of African Union peacekeepers based in the country.
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