Misunderstanding as TFG and AU Troops Clash in Mogadishu

By Abdulaziz Billow Ali

There has been a confrontation between the transitional government troops and that of African Union peace keeping force AMISOM at Aden Adde international airport in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Reports reaching us indicate that the attacks came after a Ugandan soldier who was staffing the airport suspected a military vehicle, which was mounted with a heavy gun resulting in heavy gun battle injuring Somali government soldiers. It is unclear the number of casualties that reached the AU troops and there is no comment from both sides about todays fighting so far.

Witnesses say that the fighting between the two sides continued for a while adding that they knew nothing about the real casualties of their conflict. It is the first such confrontation between the transitional government and African Union troops AMISOM since their arrival of AMISOM in Mogadishu