10 May 2001
At least five people were killed when fighting broke out between two militia groups encamped by the interim government in Mogadishu, a resident told IRIN.
More than 10 people were injured during the clash on Wednesday. Fighting broke out in the former police transport depot in north Mogadishu, where militia from north Mogadishu have been encamped for training and demobilisation.
Five militia members died, while four of the injured were innocent civilians living near the camp, the sources said. The fighting was contained after clan elders and government officials intervened.
Mogadishu residents told IRIN the fighting started over who should run the camp, and who should be in charge of its food, and of fuel distribution. "This was a fight over resources, aggravated by elders the government assigned to the camp," the source said.
The fighting has attracted criticism of how the camps are being run, and the dependency on elders to control the militia. One resident told IRIN that it demonstrated the need for the Transitional National Government (TNG) to take "full responsibility" for the camps.
Be the first to Write a Comment!
Copyright © 2001 UN Integrated Regional Information Networks. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.
AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.
