Somalia: 12 Dead, 20 Injured in Northern Battle

Buhodle — At least twelve people were confirmed killed and more than twenty others wounded in a heavy fighting between the self-proclaimed state of Somaliland military and a local tribal militia in Buhodle town in Togdher region of northern Somalia, reports said on Sunday.

Reports also indicated that the deadly combat flared up, after heavily armed soldiers loyal to Somaliland administration moved into the town of Buhodle early Sunday morning, targeting on a local tribal militia already stayed and controlled of the town.

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