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| Africa Horn |
| Somali gunmen capture military base |
| 2008-06-10 |
| Hundreds of fighters of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) on Monday captured the newly set-up Somali military and police base in Heleiwa district and looted the heavy weapons inside, a Press TV correspondent reported. They also looted the stored food inside the base and later set it on fire before escaping. The spokesman of the Union of Islamic Courts fighters vowed to continue the attacks against 'Ethiopian soldiers and their puppets'. Also on Monday, unknown gunmen killed four people in Hiiran region, in central Somalia. |
| Posted by:Fred |