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Somalia: 4 dead as insurgents ambush Somali, Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu -witnesses Wed. June 18, 2008 07:04 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) Witnesses said At least four people were killed in Somalia’s violent capital Mogadishu on Tuesday after insurgents ambushed Somali and Ethiopian troops. According to the witnesses, the fighting erupted in northern Mogadishu's Huriwa district, which has been vacant for months as a bloody insurgency continues into its 17th consecutive month. Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports said the government wanted to establish a new military base in Huriwa, but I slamist rebels attacked the allied troops as they arrived, using rocket-propelled grenades and machineguns to face off against Ethiopian tanks. More than 10 people with various wounds were admitted to local hospitals afterwards. One witness describing the chaotic scene said a father running to safety with his daughter was killed in the crossfire. An insurgent fighter was among today's dead victims, with witnesses saying fellow insurgents took away the dead man's rifle before fleeing away. Government troops were reported to be in control of the area after the insurgents fled. Somalia's Ethiopian-backed interim government has struggled to assert control nationwide since coming to Mogadishu in January 2007.-Garowe online 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...