Somali Al-Shabab militants return to Mogadishu

SOMALIA: Fighting has broken out between Somali al-Shabaab Islamist fighters and government troops in Mogadishu. The latest skirmish comes just days after militants announce they abandoned the capital. Established in 2004, Somali traditional government is backed by 9,000 African Union troops.

Spread gunfire and shooting could be heard on Thursday as AU soldiers position themselves in trenches about al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaab controls third Mogadishu until Saturday morning when its fighters abandoned all their bases in the capital. Xinhua