Mostly Hawiye Insurgents Attack AU Peacekeepers in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU,Hawiye jehadist insurgents attacked Burundian African Union peacekeepers in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday evening, triggering clashes on their army base, witnesses said. The insurgents fired artillery into Mogadishu's southern former nation university where Burundian troops from the AU peacekeeping force are based, drawing retaliatory fire, residents said."We felt huge shock when an RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] hit near our houses," said one resident Hassan Mumin Several other residents said stray gunfire hit in several populated areas as the residents were sleeping.The AU force in Somalia has been in Mogadishu since March 2007 and currently numbers about 3 000 troops, from Uganda and Burundi.Saturday evening’s violence days after two AU peacekeepers in Mogadishu have warned a suicide attacks might happen in Mogadishu jehadistAl-shabab group has claimed the responsibility of the attack.The Islamists have since fired several mortar shells at the airport, triggering retaliatory fire that has caused dozens of civilian deaths.Aid groups have scaled down operations in Somalia because of growing insecurity largely Southern Somalia as an aid worker has been killed in Jamame town in lower Shabelle region on Saturday night.Somalia has been without an effective government since the 1991 ouster of Mohamed Siad Barre touched off bloodletting that has defied numerous bids to restore stability.heldSomalia has been at war since 1991, The Horn of Africa nation has been plagued by chaos and clan-based civil war since when hawiye Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATESM ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government Videos: Jihad Camp in Somalia; English-Speaking Recruits WWW.KATAAIB.NET IN VANCOUVER WA, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR BILL WARNER... Most of the Terrorist are from Hawiye tribe (al-shabaab) The leadership is mostly sub-clans of Hawiye (Habar Gidir clan) With The Exception Of OGADEN CLAN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB2mnoXLoec&feature=related (ONLF )own hassan turki(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Hersi) and Abu Mansur a foot soldier from al-Qaeda any talks with Al-Shabab which is opposed to both the TFG and the Union of Islamic Courts. most of Mostly Hawiye Insurgents are from Somali clan of ,Habar Gidir group (itself a Hawiye subclan). Hawiye subclan).