15 killed in Mogadishu clashes

At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured during fresh fighting between the Ahlu Sunna and al-Shabab fighters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

The recent clashes started on Saturday night in the southern sector of the city, near the Bakara Market area.

The clashes came one week after two powerful explosions claimed the lives of around 50 people and left over 120 others injured in a mosque al-Shabab officials used for delivering speeches.

Both pro-Somali government forces and the al-Shabab fighters have been preparing for a possible confrontation over the control of Mogadishu in recent days.

Somalia has been grappling with years of deadly civil war since the 1991 ouster of Mohammad Siad Bare, the military leader, who headed the country's central government.

Nearly half of Somalia's 3.8 million people are in dire need of foreign food aid, as the country has lacked an effective government for the past 20 years.

Last month, a report by the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia linked the continuing civil strife in the Horn of Africa country to the transitional government's “weakness”.

Source: PressTV.
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