Somalia Government Forces, Islamist Militia Clash; 13 Killed
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At least 13 Somali civilians died and 40 were wounded in fighting between government forces and the Hisbul Islam militia, amid plans by the African Union to deploy 2,000 additional peacekeepers in the war-torn country.
Hisbul Islam carried out simultaneous attacks yesterday on the presidential palace in the north of the capital, Mogadishu, and an area in the south of the city known as Tarabunk junction, said Sheikh Mohamed Osman Arus, a spokesman for the group.