Fighting between central Somalia clans kills at least 55, residents say


  • World
  • Monday, 10 Jun 2024

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -A violent clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 55 people and injured another 155, residents and medical officials said on Monday.

Somalia's federal government is not only struggling to contain violence unleashed by the Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, but is also facing clan-based clashes over control of land and water in the Horn of Africa nation.

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