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Mogadishu, Somalia

Somali Insurgents Attack AU Troops

September 8, 2008
8 September 2008 - News From Africa

A group of Somali insurgents attacked peacekeepers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the wee hours of Sunday morning, raising concerns over the safety of the troops in the war torn country. AMISOM spokesman, Major Barigiye Bahoku, says the gunmen attacked a Ugandan peacekeeping unit in Mogadishu at 3:10 AM but were repelled without casualties. Local residents however say four civilians were injured. Lawless Somalia has been without an effective government since dictator Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991.[PE]

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