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2020-05-04 Africa Horn
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Two Killed, Several Wounded In Fighting Near Galkayo City
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[RADIOSHABELLE] An official says at least two people have been killed and several others maimed in a fresh battle erupted Sunday on the outskirts of Galkayo city, the regional capital of Mudug in central Somalia.
The skirmish flared up in Teegare area, which is located west side of Galkayo after a dispute between two clan militia turned into conflict, according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Those injured in the inter-clan festivities were admitted to a local hospital with reports that the situation was calm on Sunday morning despite claims that both warring sides are gaining reinforcements.
It’s not yet clear what triggered the combat as both Puntland
...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
and Galmudug
...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth...
did not comment on the conflict. Local elders launched a mediation to halt the bloodshed and end the rift through dialogue.
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Posted by Fred 2020-05-04 00:00||
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