Heavy fighting took place in Mogadishu Friday night as Ethiopian troops used tanks and artillery to beat off a well organized attack by at least 30 mojaheds. As night came Friday night about 30-40 mojaheds attacked the former defense ministry which is a base camp for Ethiopian troops, with heavy mortars, anti aircraft guns and RBGs inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy forces, this lasted for about 45 minutes when the Ethiopians fearing total elimination, retaliated with tanks and heavy artillery barrage killing at least 10 civilians. Shelling continued well after the mojaheds withdrew from the area killing scores more of civilians and damaging houses.
After dawn on Saturday morning hundreds more civilians fled the city to safer areas and 80 wounded where brought to the hospitals.
- Meanwhile photos have appeared proving that the Americans used Ethiopia to launch attacks on the Islamic forces during the war.
- Former Somali prime minister Ali Khaliif issued statement supporting the resistance and urged the Ethiopians to be kicked out.
A tape of Sheikh Shariif Abdi Nuur grand mufti of Somalia also urged the Ethiopians to be kicked out of the country as well as noted that the "president" should not be obeyed.
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