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Fighting erupts in Mogadishu
Men firing rockets and throwing grenades have attacked an Ethiopian military camp in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
A large explosion was also heard as the sound of gunfire echoed through the city on Tuesday night.
It was not immediately clear if anyone had been killed or injured in the attacks.
The attacks raised fears that the Islamic Courts Union - ejected from the city by Ethiopian and Somali government troops on January 1 - may be preparing to counterattack.
The fugitive leaders of the Islamic courts have repeatedly said that they will launch a guerrilla war against the troops of Ethiopia.
The Somali government has previously said that more than 1,000 Islamic courts fighters may still be in the capital.
The Somali government and its Ethiopian allies are supported by the US, which has deployed naval ships just off the Somali coast.
US confirms air attacks
The US government meanwhile confirmed on Tuesday that it had carried out a series of air raids in southern Somalia aimed at killing what it said were members of al-Qaeda in East Africa.
The Pentagon did not say whether the attacks on the villages of Hayo and Bankajirow had been a success.
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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1F9B07A7-D60E-4838-828A-F40483FACC0A.htm
It was not immediately clear if anyone had been killed or injured in the attacks.
The attacks raised fears that the Islamic Courts Union - ejected from the city by Ethiopian and Somali government troops on January 1 - may be preparing to counterattack.
The fugitive leaders of the Islamic courts have repeatedly said that they will launch a guerrilla war against the troops of Ethiopia.
The Somali government has previously said that more than 1,000 Islamic courts fighters may still be in the capital.
The Somali government and its Ethiopian allies are supported by the US, which has deployed naval ships just off the Somali coast.
US confirms air attacks
The US government meanwhile confirmed on Tuesday that it had carried out a series of air raids in southern Somalia aimed at killing what it said were members of al-Qaeda in East Africa.
The Pentagon did not say whether the attacks on the villages of Hayo and Bankajirow had been a success.
More
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1F9B07A7-D60E-4838-828A-F40483FACC0A.htm
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