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Deadly Somalia clashes continue Scores killled in Somalia clashes
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Heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamist militiamen has continued for a fourth day in Mogadishu, Somalia. Scores of people have been killed in a fourth day of heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamist militiamen in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The number of deaths from the clashes is unconfirmed but medical sources say scores more have died in rocket and mortar attacks. Doctors said they had been overrun with casualties and there were reports of bodies strewn across streets.
More than 100 people were killed and 200 injured in the first three days of fighting, a local rights group said.More than 100 people were killed and 200 injured in the first three days of fighting, a local rights group said.
Ethiopian forces have been in Mogadishu since December after helping Somalia's transitional government oust Islamists.Ethiopian forces have been in Mogadishu since December after helping Somalia's transitional government oust Islamists.
The UN says more than 320,000 people have fled fighting in the Somali capital since February. The UN says more than 320,000 people have fled fighting in the capital since February.
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One confirmed attack on Saturday was on the al-Barakah market.One confirmed attack on Saturday was on the al-Barakah market.
The rest of my family fled because they could not [bear to] see the flesh of my son, who is lying in the middle of the house Isa Gedi,Mogadishu resident class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6575163.stm">Clashes in pictures class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/6575425.stm">Read Isa Gedi's interview onClick="javascript:newsi.utils.av.launch({storyId:6575437, fileLoc: '/player/nol/newsid_6570000/newsid_6575400/', nbram: 1,bbwm: 1,nbwm: 1,bbram: 1});return false;" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6570000/newsid_6575400?redirect=6575437.stm&news=1&nbram=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1">Isa Gedi A number of people were killed when mortar rounds landed. Local reports spoke of bodies mutilated beyond recognition.
A number of people were killed there when mortar rounds landed. Local reports spoke of bodies mutilated beyond recognition.
AFP news agency reported a mortar round also struck a bus in the southern Hodan district, killing four people.AFP news agency reported a mortar round also struck a bus in the southern Hodan district, killing four people.
Mortar and rocket fire had continued through the night. One resident, Ali Haji, said: "Ethiopians are trying to kill me because I am Somali, and insurgents are not happy because I am not picking up a gun and fighting with them. I have lost all hope."
One resident told Reuters a storm had also passed through, adding: "At one point you couldn't tell the difference."
Another resident, Ali Haji, said: "Ethiopians are trying to kill me because I am Somali, and insurgents are not happy because I am not picking up a gun and fighting with them. I have lost all hope."
Madina, said to be the only hospital in operation, is reported to have packed wards with access to it only by roads vulnerable to gunfire.
The UN is warning of a humanitarian disaster. Most of those who have fled lack food and water and hundreds have already died from cholera and diarrhoea, UN humanitarian co-ordinator Eric Laroche said.The UN is warning of a humanitarian disaster. Most of those who have fled lack food and water and hundreds have already died from cholera and diarrhoea, UN humanitarian co-ordinator Eric Laroche said.
Somalia has not had an effective national government for 16 years. Somalia has not had a functional government since 1991. A transitional government was formed in 2004, but has so far failed to take full control of the country.
Ethiopian forces backing the transitional government swept into Mogadishu in December displacing the Islamic Courts Union (UIC).
Violence has intensified since then, after the relative calm when the UIC ran the city.
The insurgents are believed to be a mixture of Islamist fighters and militiamen from the Hawiye clan - the largest in Mogadishu.The insurgents are believed to be a mixture of Islamist fighters and militiamen from the Hawiye clan - the largest in Mogadishu.
Violence has intensified this year after the relative calm when the UIC ran the city.
The Ethiopian troops have started to withdraw, to be replaced by an African Union peacekeeping force. But only 1,200 troops, of the 8,000 the AU says it needs, have been deployed.The Ethiopian troops have started to withdraw, to be replaced by an African Union peacekeeping force. But only 1,200 troops, of the 8,000 the AU says it needs, have been deployed.
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