Somalia: Marko city under heavy shelling by African Union troops

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Muqdisho, 18 October 2015 – According to residents, AMISOM fired tonight several shells on residential areas in the coastal city of Marko after their base was hit by a mortar round.

Residents confirmed to the local media in Somalia the bombardment, saying mortar rounds rained down on the city’s neighbourhoods from the military base of AMISOM. No casualties reported.

Neither AMISOM nor the Somali government were available for comment on this latest shelling in Marko city by UN-mandated African Union troops known as AMISOM.

Marko, a seaside town located 110Kms North-west of Mogadishu has been suffering from constant reoccurring clan conflicts since the Somali Govt and AMISOM forces took over the town from Al-Shabaab around 3 years ago.

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Ali Omar Ghedi | Qaranimo Online | Muqdisho

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