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| Peacekeepers targeted in Somalia | Peacekeepers targeted in Somalia |
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| Renewed fighting has broken out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with African Union peacekeepers coming under attack from Islamist insurgents. | Renewed fighting has broken out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with African Union peacekeepers coming under attack from Islamist insurgents. |
| At least seven civilians have died since clashes erupted late on Tuesday and people are fleeing the city. | At least seven civilians have died since clashes erupted late on Tuesday and people are fleeing the city. |
| Insurgents attacked Ugandan peacekeepers, who responded with tank and artillery fire. | Insurgents attacked Ugandan peacekeepers, who responded with tank and artillery fire. |
| On Monday about 30 people were killed and dozens wounded in some of the worst violence Mogadishu has seen in months. | On Monday about 30 people were killed and dozens wounded in some of the worst violence Mogadishu has seen in months. |
| The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says Islamist insurgents have been gaining ground in the city in their fight against the Ethiopian-backed government. | The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says Islamist insurgents have been gaining ground in the city in their fight against the Ethiopian-backed government. |
| 'Deafening gunfire' | 'Deafening gunfire' |
| Tuesday's clashes happened in the south of the city. A shell hit our house, my father was killed and his body is here Woman in Mogadishu | |
| Our reporter says heavily armed insurgents attacked the AU base at K4 - a strategic junction in the south of the city linking the airport and the presidential palace. | Our reporter says heavily armed insurgents attacked the AU base at K4 - a strategic junction in the south of the city linking the airport and the presidential palace. |
| The sounds of deafening gunfire and bombardments could be heard throughout the city overnight, he says. | The sounds of deafening gunfire and bombardments could be heard throughout the city overnight, he says. |
| It was the third sleepless night for residents and the second serious attack against AU peacekeepers in a week. | It was the third sleepless night for residents and the second serious attack against AU peacekeepers in a week. |
| Peacekeepers have generally been considered friendly since their arrival last year, and have been upset by the scale of retaliation, our reporter says. | Peacekeepers have generally been considered friendly since their arrival last year, and have been upset by the scale of retaliation, our reporter says. |
| Major Bahoku Barigye, an spokesman for the African Union Mission to Somalia (Amisom), said the peacekeepers had not suffered any causalities nor had their moral been affected. | Major Bahoku Barigye, an spokesman for the African Union Mission to Somalia (Amisom), said the peacekeepers had not suffered any causalities nor had their moral been affected. |
| He denied that the attacks were getting worse. | He denied that the attacks were getting worse. |
| "I have been here for about eight months and I have not seen any difference whatsoever," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. | "I have been here for about eight months and I have not seen any difference whatsoever," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. |
| 'No lost cause' | 'No lost cause' |
| But people living by the AU bases have started to flee their homes. | But people living by the AU bases have started to flee their homes. |
| Most of the AU peacekeepers in Somalia are from Uganda | Most of the AU peacekeepers in Somalia are from Uganda |
| "A shell hit our house, my father was killed and his body is here, and I don't know where anybody else is," a distressed woman in the capital told the BBC's Somali Service. | "A shell hit our house, my father was killed and his body is here, and I don't know where anybody else is," a distressed woman in the capital told the BBC's Somali Service. |
| Local residents told AFP news agency that shelling killed four people in one house and three in another area. | Local residents told AFP news agency that shelling killed four people in one house and three in another area. |
| Maj Barijgy said it was unrealistic to expect a quick resolution to Somalia's long-running conflict. | Maj Barijgy said it was unrealistic to expect a quick resolution to Somalia's long-running conflict. |
| "There is no lost cause here," he said. | "There is no lost cause here," he said. |
| "It's just a question of time, a question of patience, it's a question of tolerance, it's a question of understanding." | "It's just a question of time, a question of patience, it's a question of tolerance, it's a question of understanding." |
| Only Uganda and Burundi have contributed troops to the AU peacekeeping force, which has just 2,000 troops of the 8,000 planned. | Only Uganda and Burundi have contributed troops to the AU peacekeeping force, which has just 2,000 troops of the 8,000 planned. |
| Somalia has been wracked by conflict since 1991, when former President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown. | Somalia has been wracked by conflict since 1991, when former President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown. |
| The Ethiopians intervened in 2006 to help the government oust Islamist forces from the capital and surrounding regions. | The Ethiopians intervened in 2006 to help the government oust Islamist forces from the capital and surrounding regions. |
| The Islamists then launched an insurgency against Somalia's transitional government. | The Islamists then launched an insurgency against Somalia's transitional government. |