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Somali forces warned against harassment of civilians in captured areas
http://www.bbcmonitoringonline.com/mmu/mmu?page=77&action=view&item=20&srchid=
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Feb 26 - Officials of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFG] police force have
cautioned government forces against harassment of civilians in areas they capture from the
opposition in Mogadishu.
The spokesman for the Somali police, Abdullahi Hasan Barise, told the media that government
forces were expected to look after civilian property and warned that stern action would be taken
against anyone found to be harassing members of the public.
TFG police stands accused of harassing and robbing of civilians in parts of the capital under their
control.
UN voices alarm over plight of trapped civilians as fighting intensifies
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37624&Cr=somali&Cr1
Feb 25– The United Nations today voiced alarm over the plight of Somali civilians caught up in
the fighting pitting forces of the country‘s transitional government, who are backed by African
Union peacekeepers, against insurgents of the Al-Shabaab armed group.
Some 300 Somalis fleeing the fighting have crossed the border into Kenya over the past few
days, Melissa Fleming, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),
told reporters in Geneva.
―We have received reports from them of many injuries. Other civilians, including women, children
and the elderly, remain trapped and unable to reach safety,‖ she said, voicing concern over what
the agency said appears to be a coordinated offensive against Al-Shabaab militants on multiple
fronts, namely in the capital, Mogadishu; Beled Weyne in Hiiraan region; and Beled Hawo in the
Gedo region.
Somali anti-insurgent push leaves 50 dead
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jinDBlMmEMAPYqDhKKMqaEYADc
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Feb 23 - Somali government forces backed by African Union troops on Wednesday launched a
fresh offensive against Al Qaeda-inspired rebels, leaving at least 50 people dead nationwide,
witnesses said.
"We have counted at least 20 civilians killed," Ali Muse, head of the Mogadishu ambulance
service said.
Residents spoke of one dead insurgent in the capital and several said Shebab fighters had also
displayed five bodies they said were dead Burundian soldiers from the African Union (AMISOM)
force, bringing the toll for the capital to 26.
12 Killed in Continued Clashes in Mogadishu
http://allafrica.com/stories/201102230014.html
Feb 22 - At least 12 people have been killed in latest wave of violence that rocked different parts
of Mogadishu, witnesses and medics said. In the restive capital of Mogadishu, fierce shelling and
gun battles erupted on Monday and continued into Tuesday in the northern neighborhoods of
Hodan, Hawlwadag and Bondhere.
Revised: July 31 st , 2012
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