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TFG forces together with AMISOM launched early in the morning an offensive against AS bases along the existing demarcation line in central Mogadishu. The attack was followed by heavy fighting and artillery fire. 10 persons were reported killed and 20 others injured according to ambulance sources. TFG military deputy Commander Gen. Abdikarim Yusuf Aden a.k.a Dheba-Badan told the reporters that a high number of AS militants had been killed and showed the dead bodies of two young men. He added that AS had been expelled from several positions. The AS Operations Spokesman on his side, Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Abu Mus'ab, told medias that the AMISOM offensive had failed and that the AS themselves had captured several bases from what he called non-believers. At the time of the writing of this report it is not possible to confirm if AMISOM/TFG forces had remained in control of the positions they had gained in the morning. |
