Somalia: March 31, 2005

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Two days of fighting near Baidoa (250 kilometers west of the capital), have left at least fifteen dead and about 40 wounded. It's a battle for control of real estate between gunmen loyal to Colonel Hassan Mohammed Nur Shatigudud, who is Minister of Agriculture in the Transitional Somali Government, and those loyal to Mohammed Ibrahim Habsadi, who is also a member of the transitional parliament. 

 

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