MOGADISHU – Somali militants firing vehicle- mounted anti-aircraft guns clashed with African Union forces for a second night in Mogadishu, killing at least nine people including women and children, an ambulance official said yesterday.
AU troops launched a new offensive against al-Shabaab on Friday, seizing rebel posts just outside the capital for the first time. The insurgents, however, have launched counter-attacks. – (Reuters)
