Many killed in Somali tribal fighting

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At least 12 people are dead and 17 wounded after fierce fighting continued in the central Somali village of Gelinsor.

Friday's toll raised the number of dead to 40 after two days of fighting, village elders said.

"At least 12 people were killed after heavy shelling on Friday afternoon," Ahmad Muhammad, an elder, said.

"The forces did not engage in direct fighting like they did on Thursday, but they occasionally fought in the area by using heavy machine guns and also there was artillery and mortar shelling," he said.

al Jazeera

[Lithos]

1. Somali - the land the world has forsaken

And will for sometime it appears...

L-

[sam sarrha]

2. not a good Mix, Islam and tribalism.. this has been going on for centuries

and will get worse the more Islam spreads into developing countries and they demand separatism.. keep an eye on Thailand.

[Lithos]

3. Yes and no

It's more a matter of clan warfare. The country is wholly Islamic (Sunni), so the issue of Islam is moot.

[gottaB]

4. Somali hardship a 'moral outrage'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4072585.stm