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400 Die in Mogadishu's Worst Fighting in 15 years

400 Die in Mogadishu's Worst Fighting in 15 years

Nearly 400 people have been killed in Somalia since Thursday in what has been described as the worst fighting in the capital of Mogadishu in 15 years. Most of the fighting has been between U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops and Somali fighters allied to the Somali Council of Islamic Courts. The UN is estimating more than 47,000 people have fled Mogadishu since March 21. We speak with Salim Lone, a columnist for the Daily Nation in Kenya and a former spokesperson for the UN mission in Iraq. [includes rush transcript]

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