Fierce clashes between Somali government troops, backed by African Union (AU) forces, and al-Shabaab fighters have left at least 11 people dead and 25 others injured in Mogadishu.

Seven people — mostly Soldiers — lost their lives on late Wednesday fighting in Mogadishu’s northern district of Boondheere.

“In the morning, i witnesses 5 dead bodies –who were wearing combat dress—in the street, so far, no casualties around the area,” said a Witness.

In a separate incident, three people – mostly civilians– were killed and 7 others wounded in Mogadishu’s Warhdiigley district when clashes broke out between AU forces and al-Shabaab militants.

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Deadly clashes erupted this week between Moroccan forces and local rebels in Western Sahara — a long-disputed region of northwestern Africa.

The violence coincided with a round of talks — informally backed by the United Nations — between Morocco and representatives of Polisario Front, the region’s independence movement.

Polisario said Moroccan authorities raided a camp on Monday in Western Sahara, leaving 19 people dead, 723 wounded, and 159 missing, and the group said the fighting has continued since then. Morocco’s official news agency said eight Moroccan police officers also died in the raid.

Ahmed Boukhari, a Polisario representative, told CNN in an e-mail Tuesday that “the tragic events” were “the result of a deliberate act carried out by Morocco to undermine the current U.N. peace process.”

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The Ogaden National Liberation Front Army- is continuing its offensive against Ethiopian Army troops in the Ogaden. During the months of October and the beginning of November It has conducted 34 tactical and strategic military operations, killing 267 Ethiopian Army Soldiers and wounding 157. Casualty on the ONLF side was minimal.

The latest fighting occurred on November 4, 2010 near the strategic town of Babile, which lies on the road between Harar and Jigjiga, a main supply route for the Ethiopian Army in the Ogaden. The liberation forces attacked and captured the Ethiopian Army garrison of Dhalac near Babile guarding that strategic route, killing 25 soldiers and wounding 32, while the rest retreated to Babile.

The Liberation Army destroyed the garrison, burning a military vehicle and capturing large stockpiles of food, medicine and ammunition. In addition, the Liberation Army seized 24 Ak-47 assault rifles, 2 heavy machine-guns and 3 RT military communication Radios.

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At least six people have killed and 7 wounded in new and heavy fights yesterday night in Mogadishu between Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers and al-Shabaab rebels in Hodan district.

Local witnesses said.

An government official said that “fights started when integralist rebels attacked one of their positions in Hodan end in neighboring districts.

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Sudanese government forces and rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) clashed today in South Darfur state for the first time since several months, the two parties said.

The fighting took place at Khor Taan, 50km east of South Darfur state capital, Nyala. None of the two belligerents provided the details of human causalities but JEM claimed capturing 13 vehicles.

JEM “captured 13 vehicles and destroyed many more. Three of JEM fighters were injured in the combat, none of them seriously,” said JEM military spokesperson Ali Alwafi.

The rebel group said clashes erupted when the government troops attacked one of their mobile units while the Sudanese police said the rebels ambushed a commercial convoy escorted by its forces.

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The Algerian government has announced it will arm residents of remote areas to help them fight Islamist militants.

Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said the decision was made by the defence minister but would be carried out by his ministry.

He said civilians in some areas had asked for weapons “to fight terrorism”.

A North African branch of al-Qaeda is active in Algeria and nearby countries, and has carried out a number of attacks and kidnappings recently.

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The militant Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab paraded newly trained fighters in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday, the Somali radio station Shabelle reported.

“These forces are our reserve and they will break the enemy’s back,” said Sheikh Ali Mohamud Ali Dhere, a spokesman for al-Shabaab.

Top commanders of the group addressed the new fighters at the Maslah compound in northeast Mogadishu.

The spokesman said that the new unit is named after Sheikh Mustafa Abu Yazid, a member of al Qaeda killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this year.

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