Fighting kills 9 in the capital

At least nine people were killed and thirty others have been wounded in separateclashes between the transitional federal government troops and Islamic militantsin north and west of Somalia capital Mogadishu later Tuesday ,shabaab mostly habar- gidar sup- clan V. ICU abagaal clans -sup clan.. all hawiye.. It is incontrary to the calls by the local intellectuals to avoid more bloodshed after theEthiopia withdrawal. that the dead and wounded werecivilians who caught in the cross fire. The first fighting happened in Dharkenley and Wada-jir neighborhoods in west ofthe capital between government soldiers and Islamic militia where they exchangedheavy weapons that caused the death of five civilians and 15 others wounded. This is the second battle in the capital west areas which forced manypeople to flee their homes. Elsewhere the TFG forces and rebel fighters clashed in Sanaa intersection inYaqshid district in north of Mogadishu killing four civilians and fifteen othersinjured when their houses hit by stray bullets. It is not yet clear the casualty on the warring sides. These latest fighting came as peace talks are underway in Djibouti between delegates from government and ICU end the crisis and to form a unity government. The ICU officials are busy to select the figures for their part in the parliamentunder the deal reached in Djibouti with the consent of the United Nations. Many locals are worrying about the current clashes in the capital.
14 Somalis die as Islamists clash with government forces
MOGADISHU, Somalia: Islamic insurgents and Somali forces clashed in the capital, witnesses said Wednesday, killing at least 14 people in the latest sign the Islamists are making inroads into the few areas the U.N.-backed government still controls.
The fighting Tuesday evening was the heaviest in Somalia's capital since the tottering government's Ethiopian allies withdrew earlier this month.
Ambulance driver Ahmed Abdi said a fight in southern Mogadishu to control a police post killed three civilians and seven fighters. Another employee at the ambulance service, Rufa'I Mohamed Salad, said at least 30 had been wounded and many were in critical condition.
Resident Fadumo Haji said hundreds of families had fled the fighting. The southern neighborhoods of Dharkinley and Wadajir were previously government strongholds with relatively little fighting and displaced people had gathered there, she said.more..http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/01/21/africa/AF-Somalia.php