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Five civilians killed in Mogadishu fighting | At a Glance | Deutsche Welle | 24.12.2007

Five civilians killed in Mogadishu fighting | At a Glance | Deutsche Welle | 24.12.2007: "Witnesses in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, say at least five civilians have been killed and eight wounded during overnight fighting between Ethiopia-backed government troops and insurgents. Islamist militants have waged an insurgency in Mogadishu since they were defeated by Ethiopian and Somali forces earlier this year after briefly ruling the country's southern and central region. The United Nations has warned of a possible humanitarian disaster, with hundreds of thousands of people having fled their homes."

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