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Fresh violence in Somali capital Peacekeepers targeted in Somalia
(about 3 hours later)
Renewed fighting has broken out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with African Union peacekeepers coming under attack from Islamist insurgents.Renewed fighting has broken out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with African Union peacekeepers coming under attack from Islamist insurgents.
At least seven civilians are reported to have been killed since the clashes erupted late on Tuesday. At least seven civilians have been killed since the clashes erupted late on Tuesday and people are fleeing.
Insurgents attacked Ugandan peacekeepers, who responded with tank and artillery fire.Insurgents attacked Ugandan peacekeepers, who responded with tank and artillery fire.
On Monday about 30 people were killed and dozens wounded in some of the worst violence Mogadishu has seen in months.On Monday about 30 people were killed and dozens wounded in some of the worst violence Mogadishu has seen in months.
Government forces backed by Ethiopian troops launched an offensive after insurgents bombed the airport and attacked the peacekeepers' two main bases. The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says Islamist insurgents have been gaining ground in the city in their fight against the Ethiopian-backed government.
Tuesday's clashes happened in the south of the city. Deafening
Tuesday's clashes happened in the south of the city. A shell hit our house, my father was killed and his body is here Woman in Mogadishu
Our reporter says heavily armed insurgents attacked the AU base at K4 - a strategic junction in the south of the city linking the airport and the presidential palace.
The sounds of deafening gunfire and bombardments could be heard throughout the city overnight, he says.
It was the third sleepless night for residents and the second serious attack against AU peacekeepers in a week.
People living by the AU bases have started to flee.
Peacekeepers have generally been considered friendly since their arrival last year, and have been upset by the scale of retaliation, our reporter says.
"A shell hit our house, my father was killed and his body is here, and I don't know where anybody else is," a distressed woman in the capital told the BBC's Somali Service.Most of the AU peacekeepers in Somalia are from Uganda
Local residents told AFP news agency that shelling killed four people in one house and three in another area.Local residents told AFP news agency that shelling killed four people in one house and three in another area.
Only Uganda and Burundi have contributed troops to the AU peacekeeping force, which has just 2,000 troops of the 8,000 planned.
Somalia has been wracked by conflict since 1991, when former President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown.Somalia has been wracked by conflict since 1991, when former President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown.
The Ethiopians intervened in 2006 to help the government oust Islamist forces from the capital and surrounding regions.The Ethiopians intervened in 2006 to help the government oust Islamist forces from the capital and surrounding regions.
The Islamists then launched an insurgency against Somalia's transitional government.The Islamists then launched an insurgency against Somalia's transitional government.