Shabaab rebels take full control of Somali port,Al-Qaida Linked Group Gains Control of Somali Port City.Toll from clashes in Somali port hits 22:

MOGADISHU — At least 22 people, including civilians, died in Thursday's clashes between two Islamist factions in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, Sheikh Abdi Haji Abdullahi, a local resident told AFP.The fighting was initially thought to have left 10 dead."The bodies of a further 12 people killed in the violence in Kismayo have been recovered," he said on Friday, explaining that the dozen were in addition to the toll of 10 previously reported.Local resident Abdiweli Mohamud said those recovered from the scene of the battle included "fighters as well as civilians"."The number of wounded are more than 70, including some with very serious injuries," Mohamud said.Thursday's fighting pitted the Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab against the Hezb al-Islam group and started when the Shebab launched a dawn offensive, residents said. Both parties claimed the upper hand when fighting ended.The city, about 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of Mogadishu, was wrested from government forces in August 2008 and has been an Islamist bastion ever since, but relations between the two groups have soured in recent weeks.

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Shabaab rebels take full control of Somali port
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Al-Qaida Linked Group Gains Control of Somali Port City
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