By MOHAMED SHEIK NOR
The Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia — More than 2,100 civilians have been killed this year in violence between Islamist insurgents and pro-government forces in Somalia’s capital, the city’s main ambulance service said Wednesday.
About 80 percent of the victims died as a result of indiscriminate shelling by African Union forces into the capital’s [...]
Mogadishu (Gubta.com) Heavy Fighting between the Transitional Federal Government of Somali forces backed by the African peace keeping forces (Amisom) and Islamist insurgents have today erupted in north Mogadishu.
Residents in Shangani district said the fighting started early in the morning, when the warring factions started to exchange heavy mortars.
Three people have so far been confirmed [...]
Mogadishu (Gubta.com) At least seventeen civilians were killed and almost fifty others wounded in fierce fighting between Islamic militants and Somali government forces supported by African peace keeping forces. The exchange of heavy artillery fire started after fighting broke out following an attack on government forces and AU troops in the district of Hodon.
Several shells [...]
Mogadishu (Gubta.com) The ministry of Information said today that the government forces have killed a high ranking foreign fighter, who was fighting along Al shabab insurgents. Al shabab has not confirmed or denied the statement made by the minister regarding the death of foreign jihadist.
The minister said that foreign fighter, whose name or nationality sustained [...]
Mogadishu (Gubta.com) Five people have been killed and three others were wounded after a bomb exploded in the Hodan district, in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
According to eye witnesses, the explosive was buried by the road side, near primary schools.
Children were among those wounded in the explosion.
The local police commander said “that his forces have [...]
Mogadishu (Gubta.com) During the last couple of days in , the AMISOM and TFG forces have defeated the extremist group Al Shabab,which has resulted in the death of many Al-Shabab militias including Al-Shabaab
commander.
The Minister of Information Abrahman Omar Osman said: “We are very much concerned the influx of foreign jihadists coming to Somalia. The only way [...]