Maaddeey Posted March 19, 2012 Mortar attacks kill several in Somali capital: AU mission English.news.cn 2012-03-19 18:17:22 [RSS] [Feedback] [Print] [Copy URL] [More] MOGADISHU, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Mortar attacks on the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu have left several people dead, the African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) disclosed on Monday. The Horn of Africa country's rebel Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the overnight attacks, which also hit a refugee camp close to the presidential compound. The group has stepped up attacks recently apparently in a show of continued presence in the war-battered capital, amid joint military pressure from the government forces, AMISOM and the Kenyan army fighting in the south of the country since October 2011. Al-Shabaab was largely driven out of the Somali capital in August 2011 and suffered another major offensive from the government and AMISOM forces this year, prompting a backlash from the Al-Qaida linked group. The presidential palace has been targeted for a second time this year by Al-Shabaab scrambling for survival. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maaddeey Posted March 19, 2012 Askar iyo saraakiil AMISOM katirsan oo lagu dilay duqeyn Villa Somaliya ka dhacday iyo Xarakada Al Shabaab oo War kasoo saartay. Monday, 19 March 2012 08:47 Editor Hits: 177 E-mail Print PDF amiirnuur.comCiidamada Muslimiinta ayaa xalay madaafiic culus ku garaacay madaxtooyada DKMG ah oo ah talis weyn oo ay ku suganyihiin cadawga qeybihiisa kala dwan. Jugta madaafiicda Hoobiyaha ayaa xalay ku hoobatay Villa Somaliya waxaana xaafadaha ku dhaw madaxtooyada laga maqlayay jabaqda madaafiicda. Sarkaal katirsan Mujaahidiinta Somaaliya ayaa AmiirNuur Media u xaqiijiyay in ay xalay saqdhexe madaafiic ku mireen Villada ayna sii wedi doonaan weeraradan nuucaan oo kale ah. Ugu yaraan 7 Askari oo mid kamida uu ahaa Sarkaal ayaa lagu dilay laba madfac oo ku dhacday Villa Somaaliya, goob jooge ku sugan wardhiigley ayaa noo xaqiijiyay in qeyllo iyo sawaxan laga maqlay gudaha Villada. Weerarkan xalay ka dhacay Villa Somaliya wuxuu dhabarjab weyn ku yahay AMISOM iyo DKMG ah oo dhawaanahan ku faanayay in ay xarakada Al Shabaabul Mujaahidiin ka saareen Muqdisho. War rasmiya oo kasoo baxay Mujaahidiinta waxaa lagu sheegay in 5 Askari oo Uganda u dhashay ay ku dhinteen weerarkii xalay oo ahaa mid aad uqorshaysan islamarkaana ay ku dhaawacmeen 11 Askari. AmiirNuur Media Muqdisho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mario B Posted March 19, 2012 19 March 2012 Somali refugees killed by Mogadishu mortars About six people have been killed in Somalia after mortars landed on a refugee camp near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, officials say. A family of four were among those killed, a witness told the AFP news agency. Islamist group al-Shabab said it had fired more than a dozen mortars. The al-Qaeda-linked group controls many southern areas but is under attack from Ethiopia, Kenya and was forced out of Mogadishu last year. "A father, mother and two of their children have all died after a mortar shell smashed into their hut, and another round killed two other civilians," Abdiwahid Mohamed told AFP. Paddy Ankunda, a spokesman for the African Union force supporting the UN-backed government, told Reuters news agency that about six civilians had been killed but no mortars had landed in the presidential palace. The government only controls the capital but last week started its first advance beyond the city limits. The country has been racked by fighting since its last effective national government was toppled 21 years ago. More on This Story BBC From other news sites Yahoo! UK and Ireland Somali rebel mortars kill 5 near presidential palace 1 hr ago Al Ahram Six Somalis killed in Mogadishu mortar attack: witnesses 1 hr ago Gulf Times US radical in Somalia fears fellow fighters 31 hrs ago About these results Related Internet links AU mission in Somalia Around the BBC News in Somali Share Facebook Twitter Email Print Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
