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Somalia: 7 civilians killed as militia ambush gov’t forces Mon. May 12, 2008 02:34 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) Witnesses said at the week end that militia members ambushed government forces overnight in the south of Somalia's war-wracked capital, killing at least seven civilians. In what sparkled an intense firefight, the rebels fired mortars and used heavy machine guns against their rivals manning a checkpoint in Mogadishu's Hararyale district. "About three mortar shells landed on houses in my neighbourhood and six civilians, two of them children, died," said Abdiasis Abdullahi, a resident. According to sources, another body was found near the battle zone, said Mohamed Farey, also a resident. Meanwhile, the Islamists have waged near-daily attacks in Somali capital Mogadishu against the Ethiopia-backed Somali government forces, which ousted their movement early last year. Last week, they promised to avenge the killing of Hashi Aden Ayro - a senior leader accused of being Al-Qaeda's pointman in Somalia - in a US airstrike. A seemingly endless cycle of violence has plagued the Horn of African nation since the toppling of president Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. - Sapa-AFP News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Pakistan: Suicide bomber killed trying to ram vehicle... Iran ready to share nuclear technology with Nigeria Sri Lanka: 34 killed in fighting, prison blast wounds... Russia: Blats kill two Russian soldiers in Chechnya<... DRC: 4 dead, several wounded as rebels, gov’t troops... Nigeria: Militants say know whereabouts of kidnappe... Somalia: President Yusuf urges MPs to work togethe... Somalia: Two civilians killed as Islamist rebels at... Somalia: Somali pirates release Filipino crew held ... India: Army evacuates over 120,000 amidst flood scare... More News...