 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Gunfire and mortar shells rocked Somalia's capital Sunday as plans for a peace and reconciliation conference were delayed for a second time.
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Mogadishu has seen sporadic violence in recent days, ending more than a week's lull in fighting between insurgents and Ethiopian-backed government troops. Four days of bloodshed that started in late March killed hundreds of people - and possibly more than 1,000 - in the worst fighting in 15 years.
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On Sunday, the chairman of a committee planning a peace and reconciliation conference said the meeting would be held June 14. The conference had been scheduled for this month, then postponed to May because of the violence. ``We are trying to reconcile the Somali clans and we are waiting for international support,'' Ali Mahdi Mohmamed said Sunday.
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Also Sunday, insurgents battled Ethiopian and Somali troops using machine guns and mortars. The death toll was not immediately clear; one day earlier, two Somali soldiers were fatally shot in the back in an ambush. |