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| Africa Horn |
| Fighting clans in lower Shabelle separated by mighty Somali military |
| 2013-12-24 |
| News Shabelle radio obtained from the lower Shabelle region confirmed to us that the Government forces have intervened and separated the 2 clan militiaÂ’s who have been fighting each other for the past few days. This follows a day after SomaliaÂ’s defense minister Abdi Hakim Fiqi, Minister for judiciary and justice Abdullah Abyan and other high profile politicians visited Lambar konto residency (the war zone area) to calm the situation. However, motorists who use the roads leading to the region confirmed to Shabelle Radio that illegal road blocks have been placed along the major roads leading to the Shabelle region by the rival clans. A driver who requested his name to be withheld told Shabelle radio that he has seen 30 road blocks between Shalanbood and Lambar Konton residency of which each vehicle has to pay 100,000 Somali shillings each roadblock. The illegal road blocks have become a recurring problem in the region and the newly appointed prime Minister Dr. Abdiwali Sheikh promised to prioritize the removal of the road blocks. |
| Posted by:Steve White |