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Fighting has broken out among different Somali army units at Mogadishu near the presidents’ residence. Reports indicate that massive weapons were used and mortar rounds fired during this fight. The army units were divided by political interests. Some of the units support the current president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed while others don’t. President Mohamed apparently extended his stay in power for ...

Mogadishu. Under pressure from NATO forces in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda elements had taken advantage of the chaos in Somalia to set up havens and form new alliances. Check Also: Nasser al- Wuhaishi Yemeni al-Qaeda leader confirmed dead in US strike The situational analysis of their presence in the Horn of Africa was alarming. It was understood that the wastelands of Somalia’s lawless ...