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Heavy gun battle between Somali government soldiers supported by Ethiopian forces and al-Shabaab fighters took place overnight parts in Baidoa town, just 250 Km away south of Mogadishu, security officials said.
The clashes sparked after al-Shabaab militants attacked early on Tuesday night on joint Somali and Ethiopian military bases in Isha Village, east of Baidoa town, reasoning an unconfirmed loss of life and damages.
A wave of car bombings and roadside blasts across several cities in Iraq have killed at least 50 people and wounded about 250 people, police and hospital sources say.
The attacks on Tuesday came just days before Baghdad is due to host an Arab League summit, the first meeting of the 22-nation body to be held in the Iraqi capital since Saddam Hussain’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
One of the deadliest attacks targeted the city of Karbala, where at least 13 people were killed, including five Iranian pilgrims, according to Hussein Shadhan al-Aboudi, a local provincial council member.
The Colombian army said Saturday that FARC rebels have killed 11 soldiers in a guerrilla attack in the northest of the country.
The attack took place in Arauquita, a municipality bordering Venezuela.
Eritrea has said it will not retaliate after Ethiopia’s cross-border raid on Thursday, easing fears of a new conflict between the long-time rivals.
“Those who rush to aggression are those who do not know what the life of people means,” Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu told the BBC.
Ethiopia said it attacked three military bases where rebel groups were being trained.
The two countries fought a border war from 1998 to 2000.
The Ethiopian defense forces attacked military targets 18 KMs inside Eritrea, which it says targeted “hit and run terrorist and subversive groups trained the Eritrean government, armed and deployed”.
The attack took place this morning (March 15, 2012) and targeted the group which recently attacked, killed and abducted European tourists in the Afar region of Ethiopia, according to press statement from the Ethiopian government Communications Affairs Office.
Syrian government forces have taken control of the north-western city of Idlib, after days of clashes with rebel fighters, opposition activists say.
Security forces are now reportedly carrying out house-to-house searches in the area, which has been a stronghold of the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
It is not clear where the rebels have gone, or how many people have died.
The VOA Somali Service reported that the office of the Somali prime minster has reversed the Transitional Federal Governmen’s (TFG) decision to recognise Khaatumo State.
Upon returning to Mogadishu yesterday the prime minister, Dr Abdiweli Ali, declined to comment on the recognition or non-recognition of Khaatumo State of Somalia formed nearly two months ago after politicians and traditional leaders and convened in the Taalex district.