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Fighting Between Somali Police, Soldiers Kills At Least 10

   VOA News 13 June 2010
   Somalis  carry  a wounded civilian, who was wounded by mortar shrapnel
   during  clashes between Somali insurgents and African Union troops, as
   he arrives at the Medina hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, 23 May 2010

Photo: AP

   Somalis  carry  a  wounded civilian, who was wounded during clashes in
   Mogadishu, Somalia (File Photo)

   Officials in Somalia's capital say at least 10 people have been killed
   in fighting between government troops and police.

   The  gunbattle  broke  out  Saturday in the Hamarjajab district in the
   south of Mogadishu. Local officials say the fighting was sparked by an
   argument between the police and soldiers.

   At  least  10  civilians  were  wounded in the incident. Most of those
   killed are said to be soldiers.

   Somalia has endured nearly 20 years of war and chaos since the fall of
   the last stable government in 1991.

   The country's current government is fighting Islamist insurgent groups
   and  controls  only  small  sections  of the capital, with the help of
   African Union peacekeepers.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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