| Clan militias fought for control over a town on the Kenyan border Tuesday, leaving at least 20 people dead and 50 wounded, witnesses said. The battle began just before dawn in Beledhawo, on the southeastern border with Kenya, and six people were wounded in Mandera, Kenya, witnesses said by two-way radio. "The militias met with stiff resistance from their rivals, who had control of the city," said Abdi Farah, a businessman in Beledhawo. He said that after two hours of fighting, the attacking militia withdrew. Hundreds of Somalis reportedly fled across the border into Kenya, trying to escape Tuesday's fighting, several witnesses said. This is the second time the clans have fought for control of the town. In April, eight people were killed and 12 wounded in clashes that ended after clan elders negotiated a cease-fire. |