Somalia’s Islamist militia briefly fought government forces on Saturday — the first clash between the two sides and one that many Somalis fear may signal a slide to war in the Horn of Africa country. Government militia seized and set on fire two “technicals” — heavily armed pickup trucks that are Somalia’s version of tanks — in fighting in the remote Qoryooley district, an Islamist source told Reuters. Full Story
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