Clashes ”kill 29”

At least 29 people have been killed and many others injured after clashes between two regional militias in Galkayo, a city divided between the northern semi-autonomous regions of Puntland and Galmudug in Somalia, the Reuters news agency reports. The fighting erupted on Sunday following a dispute over building plans, the report says. A military officer […]

At least 29 people have been killed and many others injured after clashes between two regional militias in Galkayo, a city divided between the northern semi-autonomous regions of Puntland and Galmudug in Somalia, the Reuters news agency reports.
The fighting erupted on Sunday following a dispute over building plans, the report says.
A military officer in Puntland told Reuters that 16 soldiers serving in the region’s armed forces had been killed and 30 wounded.
According to the report, the mayor of southern Galkayo, Hirsi Yusuf Barre, said that casulaty figures on the Galmudug side was 13 dead and 20 wounded. Doctors at local hospitals in southern Galgayo put the number of dead at least 50 people.