Fighting resumes in Somali capital, at least five killed

Islamic militias and secular warlords resumed fighting for control of the Somali capital today, killing at least five people and wounding at least 11 others after a five-day lull.

The fundamentalist Islamic militia expanded their control of parts of Mogadishu in the battle that began shortly after morning prayers, capturing a base on a key road linking Mogadishu with Somalia’s central region, said Jamal Ali, who owns a garage in the Cii-Cii neighbourhood.