Why now? Why after ignoring the place for so long, MSM, why now?
I think we all know why, of course!
"50 Killed in Heavy Fighting in Somalia"
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 9 (AP) — Fifty people have died in 24 hours of fighting that began when Ethiopian troops tried to retrieve the body of one of their soldiers in the capital, Mogadishu, witnesses and doctors said Friday.
The latest clashes, largely with Islamic insurgents, were among the most violent since April, when battles left at least 1,670 people dead in Mogadishu. Ethiopia has been pushing more troops into the capital in recent days, causing an increase in contact among its forces, insurgents and the transitional government that the Ethiopians are there to support, residents said.
The latest fighting began Thursday, when Ethiopian soldiers tried to retrieve the body of a comrade killed in earlier skirmishes and dragged through the streets of the capital, witnesses said.
Ethiopian troops fired tank shells into the north of the city, hitting a livestock market seen as a hotbed of insurgent supporters, said Abdiaziz Muhammad Guled, a resident.
Another witness, Khalif Hajji Muse, said eight civilians had died in the shelling and two others were killed when Ethiopian snipers fired at them. Other witnesses said six more people had died when shells crashed into their homes.
The bodies of 34 people, among them four women and six Ethiopians, were found in the northern and southern parts of Mogadishu, where fighting was intense a day earlier, witnesses said."
Must be losing their grip, wouldn't you say, readers?
That's why Somalia is even in the headlines.
