Mon, 04 Jan 2010
(PressTV) Deadly clashes have once again broken out between rebels and pro-government forces in central Somalia, leaving at least 47 people dead.
Fighting erupted in the strategic central Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb late on Sunday, after Al-Shabab fighters attacked the Ahlu Sunnah-controlled town.
The clashes, which were one of the heaviest of its kind, left at least 47 people dead and around 100 others injured, BBC reported.
The death toll is expected to rise as residents continue to collect bodies from alleys.
So far, both warring sides have claimed victory. Locals, however, say Al-Shabab fighters have managed to capture the town.
Last year, pro-government Ahlu-Sunnah group took up arms against Somalia's most prominent anti-government group, the Al-Shabab fighters.
The fresh attacks have forced hundreds of families to flee their homes, adding to the humanitarian crisis in the region.
Somalia has been suffering from two decades of civil strife following the ouster of former dictator Mohammad Siad Barre in 1991.
Years of fighting between rival warlords and an inability to deal with famine and disease have led to the deaths of some one hundred thousand people.
(PressTV) Deadly clashes have once again broken out between rebels and pro-government forces in central Somalia, leaving at least 47 people dead.
Fighting erupted in the strategic central Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb late on Sunday, after Al-Shabab fighters attacked the Ahlu Sunnah-controlled town.
The clashes, which were one of the heaviest of its kind, left at least 47 people dead and around 100 others injured, BBC reported.
The death toll is expected to rise as residents continue to collect bodies from alleys.
So far, both warring sides have claimed victory. Locals, however, say Al-Shabab fighters have managed to capture the town.
Last year, pro-government Ahlu-Sunnah group took up arms against Somalia's most prominent anti-government group, the Al-Shabab fighters.
The fresh attacks have forced hundreds of families to flee their homes, adding to the humanitarian crisis in the region.
Somalia has been suffering from two decades of civil strife following the ouster of former dictator Mohammad Siad Barre in 1991.
Years of fighting between rival warlords and an inability to deal with famine and disease have led to the deaths of some one hundred thousand people.
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