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The street battles were concentrated in Mogadishu's Hodan and Bondhere districts after Al<br />
Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab insurgents attacked positions controlled by Somali government<br />
forces and their African Union (AMISOM) allies.<br />
Local sources reported that at least 6 civilians were among the dead and there were some 25<br />
wounded persons receiving emergency treatment at Mogadishu's hospitals.<br />
AMISOM arrests soldiers who hurt Mogadishu civilians<br />
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90032178?<strong>Somalia</strong>%3A%20AMISOM%20arr<br />
ests%20soldiers%20who%20hurt%20Mogadishu%20civilians#ixzz1FWGSMK9X<br />
Jan 26 - One day after AMISOM soldiers shot and wounded four civilians, who rushed to help a<br />
teenager hit accidentally by a vehicle, African Union peacekeepers in <strong>Somalia</strong> on Wednesday<br />
said they had taken those soldiers committed the shooting into custody.<br />
Speaking to local media; AMISOM Deputy Force Commander Maj. Gen. Cyprien Hakiza<br />
apologized for the civilian casualties.<br />
―We are very sorry for civilian casualties that committed by soldiers of AMISOM forces against<br />
civilians in the street between KM4 junction and Mogadishu international airport‖ Cyprien<br />
said. ―We are very sorry for civilian casualties that committed by soldiers of AMISOM forces<br />
against civilians in the street between KM4 junction and Mogadishu international airport."<br />
AMISOM will work with Somali authorities to investigate the shooting; however local civilians are<br />
already using the incident to protest against African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu. It is the<br />
second such alleged incident by AU troops in only four months.<br />
10 Killed in Central Region in Battles between Shabaab and Ahlu Sunna<br />
http://allafrica.com/stories/201101260044.html<br />
Jan 25 - At least 10 people mostly fighters were killed in central <strong>Somalia</strong> during Tuesday battles<br />
between Al Shabaab insurgents and the pro-government Ahlu Sunna militia, Radio Garowe<br />
reports. Local reports said the fighting took place in three villages south of Guri El, a small trading<br />
town in Galgadud region of central <strong>Somalia</strong>.<br />
Witnesses reported the violence in War-dhuumo-leh, Dhagah-yale and El Got villages, all located<br />
in Galgadud region. Galgadud has been the epicenter of violence between Al Shabaab's<br />
northbound violent expansion and Ethiopian-backed Ahlu Sunna Wal Jam'ea militias, which<br />
control the region's key towns including the provincial capital, Dhusamareb.<br />
AU Forces Shoot and Wound Civilians in Mogadishu<br />
http://allafrica.com/stories/201101250672.html<br />
Jan 25 - At least 4 civilian people have been wounded in Mogadishu after African Union<br />
peacekeepers fired civilian bus, witnesses said on Tuesday. Local residents told Shabelle Media<br />
Network that the civilian bus was traveling the main road between KM4 junction and Mogadishu<br />
international airport when it came under fire from AMISOM forces based in building there.<br />
Before the shooting, a crowd of people had rushed to help a young boy hit accidentally by a<br />
running vehicle and that caused AMISOM forces to suspect the crowd of the people and open<br />
fire. Locals said the injured people were rushed to a hospital in the capital for treatment. The<br />
officials of African Union peacekeepers in <strong>Somalia</strong> have not released any comments about the<br />
civilian casualties so far.<br />
22 people killed in Mogadishu, Middle Shabelle attacks<br />
Revised: July 31 st , 2012<br />
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