Blogs about Somalia: Abdullahi Yusuf Orders His Militia to Destroy Biggest Market in Mogadishu with Heavy Artillery

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Abdullahi Yusuf Orders His Militia to Destroy Biggest Market in Mogadishu with Heavy Artillery

The Somali Ethiopian backed TFG President ordered his guards to destroy the Financial market of the city, the Bakaaraha Market which is known to be the biggest market in Somalia. Abdullahi Yusuf ordered his guards to bombard Bakaraha with heavy artillery as retaliation after his militia had been attacked by Al-Shabab and other anti-government forces in his compound in Somali Villa.

Several important structures were hit with mortar shells. Among the buildings damaged by the TFG militias tanks and BM shells include the Hormud Telecommunication office building and Amal bank. No word of the number of casualties despite the Bakaraha market being one of the most populated areas of Mogadishu, Somalia's Capital city.

As Dalkanews.com reports, the anti-government forces are in battle with the Ethiopian army in several fronts in many districts in Mogadishu's north-west to the southern part of the city. Although the Bakaraha Market is being targetted by Abdullahi's militia, no fighting is happening there at the moment on Thursday August 21st.

On August 20th, several Somali TFG militia (the Copy-Ethiopia militia) were killed by remote controlled land mine. They were said to have being conducting armed robbery on civilian vehicles that were headed to Bakaraha Market.

Somali blogs and news will keep you posted on any additional reports coming of out of Mogadishu about this story.

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