SOMALIA: Thousands flee Beletweyne as clash fears mount

By admin on July 14th, 2008

“Thousands of people have already left the town and many others are still leaving,” Ga’al Hirsi Hooshow, the chairman of the Beletweyne Elders’ Council, said.

He said forces of the ousted Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) in Beletweyne and Ethiopian troops now based at Janta Kundishe, 5km east of the town, “are both gearing up for a major battle”.

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