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Not for attribution to any agency 30 people killed in three days of Mogadishu clashes http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_30_people_killed_in_three_ days_of_Mogadishu_clashes.shtml Oct. 5 - More than 30 people have been killed and 51 others were wounded in three days of heavy fighting between soldiers of UN's backed government backing by AMISOM and Alshabaab fighters that erupted in Somali capital of mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports. Fighting carried many casualties to innocent civilians in the past three days which exploded in northern part of Somalia, injured dozen people mostly fighters. "We killed many government soldiers include pro-government troops, we burn a tanker," Hizbul Islam spokesman said. However, witnesses said that pro-government seized new bases on Monday. According to a witness who spoke with Garowe Online, several mortar shells landed in and around the Bakara market -- the biggest and busiest market in Somali capital, killed many civilians and injured dozen others when Islamist fired AU troops. 11 civilians killed in Mogadishu clashes http://www.presstv.ir/detail/144949.html Oct. 3 - At least 11 civilians have been killed and several others injured in clashes between warring factions fighting for control of positions in the Somali capital Mogadishu.The clashes broke on Saturday when al-Shabab and Hizbul Islam fighters attacked positions of Somali government forces in the northern districts of Hodon and Hawlwadag. The pro-government forces, backed by African Union troops, fired salvos of mortars at the crowded Bakara market, which claimed the lives of 11 people and left 14 others injured, the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu reported. September 2010 Four People Dead in Mogadishu Clashes http://www.sunatimes.com/view.php?id=448 Sept 27- At least four people have been confirmed dead after the Transitional Federal Government Forces supported by the African Union peacekeepers clashed with Al-Shabaab militias in the capital. The fighting has started when Al-Shabaab militias shelled the Golaha Shaabka parliament buildings with grenades and mortar attacks. A parliamentary meeting was going on during that time. TFG and AMISOM forces have responded and later on the fighting spread towards the Bakara market. A mortar attack that hit the vegetable section of the Bakara market is reported to have killed three people while another one that hit a bus terminus killed one person. Civilians living in Mogadishu are the most affected by the ongoing violence in Mogadishu who are not involved in the fighting. (Sunatimes) Businessmen Call On Government, AMISOM to Stop Shelling http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020015367 Sept 25 - Somali businessmen on Saturday called on the Somali Transitional Federal Government and African Union peacekeepers to stop shelling Bakara, the largest and busiest market in the Somali capital. Revised: July 31 st , 2012 44
Not for attribution to any agency In an interview with a local radio station, Ali Mohammed Siad, known as Ali Dhere, the chairman of Bakara Market businessmen, appealed to both Somali government and AMISOM troops to stop bombarding the market, which is a heavily populated area. Siad said barrages by AMISOM had a great impact on the commercial area‘s movements and activities, and the market may have to shut down. ―The government is needed to speak with African Union officials to stop bombardments completely which kill many [innocent] people,‖ Siad said during the interview. He accused AMISOM forces of mass killing, referring to the people dying in Bakara Market because of indiscriminate shelling. Nathan Mugishu, land force commander of the African Union Mission, has denied charges that AMISOM is indiscriminate and haphazard in its shelling, saying ―it is known those [who] pound mortars on the civilian people.‖ He didn‘t specify who he meant. Bakara is an area tightly controlled by Islamists and government officials say it is where Insurgents organize themselves to launch attacks. The statement by the Bakara businessman comes after days of fighting between government forces backed by AMISOM against Islamist insurgents. About 85 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in recent violence in Mogadishu. (AHN) Two killed, 17 wounded in clashes in Mogadishu http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/09/25/somalia.violence/index.html?section=cnn_latest Sept 25- At least two people were killed and 17 others wounded as clashes between government forces and Islamic militants rocked parts of Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday, a local ambulance group said. The clashes erupted around the city's notorious Bakara market -- a stronghold for militants fighting to overthrow the U.N.-backed transitional Somali government, said Ali Musa, director of an ambulance group in Mogadishu. "Mogadishu is a city at an endless war. People can get caught in violence at any time of the day", said Musa, whose ambulance group plays a vital role in helping victims of the country's continued war. (CNN) Heavy shelling, clash starts in Somali capital http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=17375&tirsan=3 Sept 22 - Clash with mortar shells between Al-Shabaab and government troops backing the African Union troops has started in Mogadishu on Thursday morning just days after there had been calm situation in the capital. Emergency traffic officials said that the fighting had broken out in many district in south and north Mogadishu, killing civilian while more other wounded. They said the number of deaths and wounded was not clear. (Mareeg.com) 15 die in Somalia as parliament demands gov't vote http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/15-die-in-somalia-as-parliament-meets-to-demandvote-of-confidence-on-weak-government-103053564.html Sept 16-Mortar rounds fired by suspected Islamist insurgents crashed into Somalia's government complex on Thursday, killing three government soldiers, wounding a member of parliament and triggering a counterattack that killed a dozen more people. The attack happened while parliament was in session to pass a motion asking leaders of the shaky government to appear within three days for a vote of confidence. One Member of Parliament was wounded in the face and five government troops were also hurt. Government and African Union troops responded by firing mortars into the main Bakara Revised: July 31 st , 2012 45
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