Islamist insurgents guarded Howlwadaag police station in Mogadishu, Somalia on Jan. 3. Fierce fighting between rival Islamist militants took place Sunday as struggles continue amid departing Ethiopian troops. Mohamed Sheikh Nor/APFrom Christian Science Monitor:
As 3,000 Ethiopian soldiers depart, militia groups are battling to take more control from the weak transitional government.
Fierce fighting between rival Islamist militias left at least 25 dead in central Somalia on Sunday, as a struggle for the heart of this war-torn nation rages in the power vacuum left by departing Ethiopian troops.
The BBC reports that the hard line Al Shabab – regarded by the United States as a terrorist group – faced off against a "local militia," killing 30 and injuring at least 30 more. The fighting took place in Guriel, 310 miles north of the capital, Mogadishu.
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