Somali rebels and the government they are trying to remove have taken their bloody battle to the streets of Mogadishu. From Al Jazeera:
At least 24 people have been killed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu after Islamist rebels fought Somali government and African Union troops for a second day.
Residents hid in their homes as mortar bombs fired by fighters from al-Shabab, the group battling to remove the government, hit the city on Friday.
Six people died when mortars exploded as traders were setting up their stalls in a market.
Another 18 corpses were recovered after the attacks, ambulance staff said.
"Hundreds of well-armed insurgents came to our district with minibuses and pick-up trucks and immediately they started firing towards the government troops and an African Union base," Mogadishu resident Abdi Haji Ahmed said."
Al-Shahab claims they were provoked by African Union troops who trespassed on land they controlled a day earlier. Get the full scoop here.
