Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
14 February 2008
Armed groups have fired mortars several missiles into the Ethiopian troop's army base in Maslah area on the outskirt of Suqa-holaha district in the capital on Thursday night residents said.
After artillery shelling on the Ethiopian troops base by the insurgents they have fired back several mortars into the areas they suspected were fired from the mortars aligned with them.
Some of mortars were hit in Suqa-holaha district but its unidentified the casualties of those mortar firings.
The residents close to the attacked areas have expressed further concern on the nighttime shelling since they don't know where run away.
Civilians have borne the brunt of almost daily fighting in Mogadishu between Ethiopia-backed government forces and the remnants of an Islamist militia that briefly controlled large parts of the country at the end of 2006.
Be the first to Write a Comment!
Copyright © 2008 Shabelle Media Network. 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.
