Islamist rebels in Somalia kill three as Ramadan starts
Islamist rebels in Somalia kill three as Ramadan starts
Reuters - Sun, 29 Jun 2014 12:25 GMT, 29 Jun 2014
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* Al Shabaab warned of attacks during fasting month
* Two traffic police, one soldier gunned down
* Somalia wrecked by more than two decades of conflict
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar
MOGADISHU, June 29 (Reuters) - Islamist rebels shot dead three members of Somalia's security forces in the capital on Sunday, police and witnesses said on the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month when insurgents had warned they would stage attacks.
The government and African Union peacekeepers have stepped up security to try to prevent assaults during the month by the Islamist al Shabaab group, which has waged a seven-year campaign to impose its strict interpretation of Islamic law.
Two traffic police men were gunned down by militants on Maka al Mukaram road, a major thoroughfare through the centre of Mogadishu, the commander of traffic police, Ali Hirsi, told Reuters. "The attackers escaped," he said.
* Two traffic police, one soldier gunned down
* Somalia wrecked by more than two decades of conflict
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar
MOGADISHU, June 29 (Reuters) - Islamist rebels shot dead three members of Somalia's security forces in the capital on Sunday, police and witnesses said on the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month when insurgents had warned they would stage attacks.
The government and African Union peacekeepers have stepped up security to try to prevent assaults during the month by the Islamist al Shabaab group, which has waged a seven-year campaign to impose its strict interpretation of Islamic law.
Two traffic police men were gunned down by militants on Maka al Mukaram road, a major thoroughfare through the centre of Mogadishu, the commander of traffic police, Ali Hirsi, told Reuters. "The attackers escaped," he said.