Thursday, February 12, 2009

hawiye(habar-gidir) Islamists fire at ship off Mogadishu, kill 4

MOGADISHU, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Islamist militants fired mortar bombs at a U.N.-chartered ship unloading military equipment for African peacekeepers in Mogadishu on Thursday, killing four porters, residents said.
Despite the withdrawal from Somalia of their main foe, the Ethiopian army, Islamist rebels have vowed to continue fighting both the 3,500-strong African Union (AU) mission in Mogadishu and the government of new President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.
Witnesses said the port took a barrage of shells, terrifying workers and forcing the ship out to sea...more..http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LC825224.htm

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