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| Africa Horn |
| Mass rally over anti-war in the Somali capital. |
| 2006-05-17 |
| Mogadishu 17 May. 06 ( Sh.M.Network) Anti-war rally is now underway in Mogadishu, with hundreds of people are attending that demonstration on Wednesday. The rally in which people are against fresh fighting in the capital was organised by administration of Banadir province. " We don’t want any more clashes, any more bloodshed” amid the slogans the demonstrators were chanting, as shabelle correspondent Ismael Tahta reports who is now at the scene of the rally. Civilians mostly women and children were taking part in the rally and they demonstrated their opposition to other clashes in the capital. Despite the demonstrations going on in the city both rival sides are still regrouping for fresh battle possibly in southern outskirts of Mogadishu and are ignoring the calls of ceasefire by city elders. It is the first rally organised by the civilians in the city since the clashes between militia of warlords and Islamic militiamen erupted. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 first rally organised by the civilians Correction: organized by the losing side of recent battles. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-05-17 08:57 |