ansaar17 Posted March 6, 2007 MOGADISHU, March 6 (Reuters) - Insurgents attacked the Somali interim government and their Ethiopian allies and battled for nearly an hour on Tuesday, shortly after mortar attacks were aimed at Ugandan peacekeepers who had just landed in Mogadishu. At least two civilians -- a 25-year-old man and 40-year-old man -- were killed as at least 100 insurgents attacked the government base at the former defence headquarters in Mogadishu's industrial area, a local reporter said. "They are fighting with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machineguns," said local reporter Anab Mohammed, who was trapped by the gunfire at a nearby hospital. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties in the earlier mortar strikes on Mogadishu's international airport, where more than a dozen explosions could be heard. A contingent of about 350 Ugandan soldiers had landed just hours before, the first peacekeepers to enter the city in more than a decade. Insurgents suspected to be a mix of Islamist militants defeated in a December war by the government and Ethiopia and clan militiamen have vowed to attack any peacekeepers or government allies. They have mounted almost daily attacks since the government took over the capital in late December. The Ugandans are the vanguard of an African Union force to help the government tame a country mired in anarchy since the 1991 ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. The last peacekeeping mission there -- a well-funded U.S.-U.N. operation -- ended in a bloody withdrawal in the mid-1990s after relentless fighting with heavily armed local militiamen. Source: Reuters, Mar 06, 2007 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ansaar17 Posted March 6, 2007 The ethiopians no longer go out at night never mind the TFG. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wisdom_Seeker Posted March 7, 2007 LOL, those poor ETs could only fight when they have MIGS bombing the place first. Nice Wlc by the way...They must have loved it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alle-ubaahne Posted March 7, 2007 Originally posted by mystic: LOL, those poor ETs could only fight when they have MIGS bombing the place first. Nice Wlc by the way...They must have loved it Oh, they must also love what is brewing from the stove, serving these new guests very nicely for we have the best dishes for these nice occupiers! Waa balan inaan baqtigooda dhulka ku jiidnaa, IA! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pi Posted March 7, 2007 ^I wonder what you three clannist muskateers have in common? I know what ya'll have in common: *************** ****************************** :cool: [ March 07, 2007, 01:07 AM: Message edited by: Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar ] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamalu Diin Posted March 7, 2007 I am getting sick because of C- - -Buur! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ansaar17 Posted March 7, 2007 Originally posted by Pi: ^I wonder what you three clannist muskateers have in common? I know what ya'll have in common: *************** ****************************** :cool: You guessed wrong. all we have in common is that we are somalian muslims who wish to live under shariah law. come again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
