These coward Woyanne mercenaries abandon their comrades and run. They are brave only when it comes to shooting down unarmed Ethiopian civilians.
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By Mohamed Sheikh Nor (ASSOCIATED PRESS), MOGADISHU, Somalia – Islamic insurgents clashed with Ethiopian Woyanne troops in Somalia’s capital Saturday in battles that killed 12 people and wounded 10 others, witnesses said.
Jubilant supporters of the insurgents dragged the bodies of four dead Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers through the streets, said one witness, Mudey Ga’al.
Eight civilians were also killed. People used wheelbarrows to cart off the handful of wounded – including two children – and the bodies of the dead, said Mohamed Jala, a resident of the area.
Sacido Sheikh said three of his stepbrothers were among those killed. A mortar shell hit their house in a different part of the neighborhood.
Dr. Dahir Dhere at Medina hospital said they admitted four wounded civilians, including two infant boys.
The clashes began early in the morning when Ethiopian troops allied to the shaky transitional government entered the Suqa-hola neighborhood in the northeast of the city, said another resident, Rage Ahmed.
Thousands of Somalis have died in fighting between Islamic insurgents and Ethiopian troops supporting the Somali government. The war is complicated by clan loyalties, corruption and the involvement of archenemies Eritrea and Ethiopia. Torn between heavily armed squabbling warlords, Somalia has not had a functioning government in 17 years.
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VOA News — Witnesses in Somalia say fighting between Islamist insurgents and Ethiopian Woyanne troops has killed at least eight people in the capital, Mogadishu.
Residents say Ethiopian Woyanne troops allied to Somalia’s transitional government entered a neighborhood in the north of the city early Saturday, sparking fierce clashes with insurgents. They say at least two Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers are among those killed.
Witnesses say at least five civilians were killed when a stray artillery shell struck a small restaurant in the city’s Fagah neighborhood.