Death toll rises to 24 after fierce fighting in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU -Fierce fighting between government soldiers, African Union troops at one side and Islamist rebels killed at least 24 people in Mogadishu, witness said on Tuesday..Dahir Mohamed
Heavily armed rebels loyal to Hisbul Islam (Islamic Party) ?? shabaab habar-gidir wing ,ambushed government troops in Mogadishu's southern Taleh district, sparking a fierce exchanges in which at least 115 civilians were also wounded, witnesses said. The fighting was the worst since the withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops last month and came a day after president Somali Taliban Sheik Sharif returned from Djibouti to Mogadishu on Monday. .Witnesses said four people died when a mortar landed on a building they were sheltering in km 5 area. A mother and her child were killed by a mortar shell in Hawl Wadaag neighborhood. People have expressed concern about the fresh fighting and called for the insurgents to stop the fighting.The sound of gunfire can be still heard around the fighting areas. 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 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 NEW Al-Shabab jehadist Leader Abuu Zubeyr jehadist from Somaliland. Accusations And Sheikh AbdiRahman Janaqow Reply 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).-related storesSomali Taliban President,name "illegal alien Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke new somali prime minister, President names UN technocrat as premierhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7889330.stmSomali Taliban, Somali al Qaeda Agree to Get AlongNew jehadist president primed to practice sharia law ...wooowwww