Somalia: Thirty Killed As Mogadishu Fighting Continues

At least 30 people have been killed and over 50 wounded in two days of fighting in Mogadishu, with thousands displaced, local sources told IRIN on Wednesday.

The fighting, in the southwestern Medina district, broke out early Tuesday morning, when militia loyal to Mogadishu faction leader Muse Sudi Yalahow attacked a house belonging to his erstwhile ally, Umar Mahmud Muhammad Finish. The clashes subsided later in the day, but resumed on Wednesday at around 08:30 local time (05:30 GMT).

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