Somali Islamists seize rival base
New battles have broken out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 13 people. Islamist militia attacked and captured a garage where their rivals loyal to a group of secular warlords were based in the north-east of the city. Earlier in the week the warlords calling themselves the Anti-Terrorism Alliance seized a hospital in the area, forcing dozens of wounded to flee. Some 200 people, mainly civilians, have died in the recent fighting. Full Story