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| Somali insurgents in deadly fight | Somali insurgents in deadly fight |
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| At least 10 people have been killed and more than 55 injured in clashes between insurgents and government forces in a residential area of the Somali capital. | At least 10 people have been killed and more than 55 injured in clashes between insurgents and government forces in a residential area of the Somali capital. |
| The latest fighting came as the head of the country's UN refugee agency said he has never felt so frustrated with Somalia's lack of political progress. | The latest fighting came as the head of the country's UN refugee agency said he has never felt so frustrated with Somalia's lack of political progress. |
| Guillermo Bettocchi told the BBC it was still too dangerous for the UNHCR to move its operations back to Somalia. | |
| On Monday, three aid workers and a journalist were killed in Kismayo. | On Monday, three aid workers and a journalist were killed in Kismayo. |
| A Somali boy also died in the roadside blast in the port city in an attack UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned as "brutal". | A Somali boy also died in the roadside blast in the port city in an attack UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned as "brutal". |
| Kismayo has been relatively quiet compared with the capital, Mogadishu, but Islamist insurgents have threatened attacks there. | Kismayo has been relatively quiet compared with the capital, Mogadishu, but Islamist insurgents have threatened attacks there. |
| Fleeing | Fleeing |
| The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says the fighting started when government soldiers, supported by Ethiopian troops, were attacked by insurgents during a patrol in the north-east of the city. | The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says the fighting started when government soldiers, supported by Ethiopian troops, were attacked by insurgents during a patrol in the north-east of the city. |
| The Ethiopian troops are not popular in Somalia | The Ethiopian troops are not popular in Somalia |
| Mortars and heavy artillery were used and residents are now fleeing the area, he says. | Mortars and heavy artillery were used and residents are now fleeing the area, he says. |
| Two hospitals in the city - Keysaney and Medina - say between them they have admitted 57 people injured in the attack. | Two hospitals in the city - Keysaney and Medina - say between them they have admitted 57 people injured in the attack. |
| Ethiopian troops intervened in Somalia just over a year ago, when they helped government forces oust Islamists from much of southern Somalia. | Ethiopian troops intervened in Somalia just over a year ago, when they helped government forces oust Islamists from much of southern Somalia. |
| Since then it is estimated that 60% of Mogadishu's residents have fled their homes. | Since then it is estimated that 60% of Mogadishu's residents have fled their homes. |
| Our correspondent says those left in the city have been looking after property, but even they have started to leave. | Our correspondent says those left in the city have been looking after property, but even they have started to leave. |
| Meanwhile, Mr Bettocchi said while the UNHCR would still be based in neighbouring Kenya, the agency would continue its humanitarian work in Somalia. | |
| "I have never felt the way I feel now in the sense of frustration for the lack of progress in the situation," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. | "I have never felt the way I feel now in the sense of frustration for the lack of progress in the situation," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. |
| But he said the Somali people themselves were less negative. | But he said the Somali people themselves were less negative. |
| "They see the conflict that is affecting Somalia for so many years as something that is the creation of the politicians or the warlords for their own interests," he said. | "They see the conflict that is affecting Somalia for so many years as something that is the creation of the politicians or the warlords for their own interests," he said. |
| "The Somali people do appreciate the work that we are doing and they do have hopes and it is those hopes that keep us on the move." | "The Somali people do appreciate the work that we are doing and they do have hopes and it is those hopes that keep us on the move." |
| AU targeted | AU targeted |
| So far only 1,600 Ugandan peacekeepers have been sent to Somalia, of a planned 8,000-strong force. | So far only 1,600 Ugandan peacekeepers have been sent to Somalia, of a planned 8,000-strong force. |
| Over the weekend insurgents fired mortar rounds at the African Union compound connected to Mogadishu's main airport and a convoy was targeted by a roadside bomb. | Over the weekend insurgents fired mortar rounds at the African Union compound connected to Mogadishu's main airport and a convoy was targeted by a roadside bomb. |
| An AU spokesman said the attacks would not deter the peacekeeping troops from carrying out their mission in Somalia. | An AU spokesman said the attacks would not deter the peacekeeping troops from carrying out their mission in Somalia. |
| Somalia has not had a functioning national government since 1991. | Somalia has not had a functioning national government since 1991. |