(TF.SF)Heavy fighting between the adversaries Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabab islamist and Hizbul-Islam in one side and the Somali government soldiers backed by the fighters of Ahlu-Sunnah Waljama a moderate Islamist faction in the other side is taking place in Mogadishu the capital city of the war torn country Somalia for the 6th day,while the African Union troops roll into the fight incase there is a heavy pressure from the Islamist and vigilantly taking care of some significant places, such the Presidential, the state house, the seaport, the airport and the entire government institutions . Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabab islamist The fighting commenced after Al-Shabab African al-Qaeda has declared what they have termed as a Holy war to eliminate the Somali government and its ally Uganda and Burundi troops who are part of the African Union Mission in n Somalia (AMISOM). So far after the declaration of the battle by Al-Shabab as many as 287 noncombatant innocent civilians have died in the cross between the warring sides according to different source including medical sources which Somaliweyn website has gathered and 345 were wounded. On the other hand there is no doubt that there are similar casualties of death and injuries on the warring sides, albeit the exact figure is not recorded. Medina hospital which is one of the main hospitals in Mogadishu where the crossfire victims are admitted is overloaded with patients with different weapon injuries; such gunshots and shrapnel. The districts in Mogadishu which the 6th day’s clashes are taking place are Bondere, Wardigley, Holwadag and Hodan, despite the ongoing clashes in these districts there are stray mortars and artilleries which are landing in the other cool districts in the city. In the fight of Friday theAl Qaeda-linked Al Shabab islamist fighters of Al-Shabab have attacked a base of the fighters of Ahlu-Suunah Waljama at Sigale location in Hodan district, and have taken control of the base in hot fight between them, and Al-Shabab has had the upper hand, but the control of Al-Shabab has forced the Somali government to deploy a freshly trained military of theirs to the frontline at the former base of Ahlu-Sunnah Waljama which Al-Shabab has taken control. Besides those civilians who have died and those who were injured there are hundreds of others who have fled from their respective houses because of the endless clashes in the city. A day after the declaration of the fighting Al-Shabab has attacked a hotel in Mogadishu where there were Somali legislators and killed 33 people including 6 legislators.a Horn of Africa country, has lacked an effective government since the Hawiye warlord ouster of Honourable somali president Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.More than 14 attempts to restore a functional government have since failed.
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